CVE-2021-3489
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
Publication date:
04/06/2021
Last modified:
14/09/2021
Description
The eBPF RINGBUF bpf_ringbuf_reserve() function in the Linux kernel did not check that the allocated size was smaller than the ringbuf size, allowing an attacker to perform out-of-bounds writes within the kernel and therefore, arbitrary code execution. This issue was fixed via commit 4b81ccebaeee ("bpf, ringbuf: Deny reserve of buffers larger than ringbuf") (v5.13-rc4) and backported to the stable kernels in v5.12.4, v5.11.21, and v5.10.37. It was introduced via 457f44363a88 ("bpf: Implement BPF ring buffer and verifier support for it") (v5.8-rc1).
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.8 (including) | 5.10.37 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.11 (including) | 5.11.21 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.12 (including) | 5.12.4 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:21.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf.git/commit/?id=4b81ccebaeee885ab1aa1438133f2991e3a2b6ea
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210716-0004/
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4949-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4950-1
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/11/10
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-590/



