CVE Catalog

CVE-2021-33624

MediumCVSS 4.7
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.92%

59th percentile - higher than 59% of all known CVEs

Summary

In kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel before 5.12.13, a branch can be mispredicted (e.g., because of type confusion), allowing an unprivileged BPF program to read arbitrary memory locations via a side-channel attack, aka CID-9183671af6db.

Risk Assessment

An unprivileged user can read sensitive data from kernel memory, potentially leading to information disclosure. The risk affects systems with BPF enabled and an unpatched kernel.

Recommendation

Upgrade the Linux kernel to version 5.12.13 or later. Consider restricting BPF access for unprivileged users.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel before 5.12.13, a branch can be mispredicted (e.g., because of type confusion) and consequently an unprivileged BPF program can read arbitrary memory locations via a side-channel attack, aka CID-9183671af6db.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS