Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel bpf

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU90365

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38166

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the kvmalloc() function in kernel/bpf/hashtab.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 5.13 rc1 - 5.13.8

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:5.13.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20210806150419.109658-1-th.yasumatsu@gmail.com/
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf.git/commit/?id=c4eb1f403243fc7bbb7de644db8587c03de36da6
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UL6CH5M5PRLMA3KPBX4LPUO6Z73GRISO/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GUVLBJKZMWA3E3YXSH4SZ7BOYGJP4GXP/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210909-0001/
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4978

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.