CVE Catalog

CVE-2021-34556

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.42%

34th percentile - higher than 34% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel through 5.13.7, an unprivileged BPF program can obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a Speculative Store Bypass side-channel attack because the protection mechanism neglects the possibility of uninitialized memory locations on the BPF stack.

Risk Assessment

An unprivileged attacker may leak sensitive kernel memory data, potentially compromising confidentiality and exposing sensitive system information.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a patched version and restrict BPF program access for unprivileged users.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel through 5.13.7, an unprivileged BPF program can obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a Speculative Store Bypass side-channel attack because the protection mechanism neglects the possibility of uninitialized memory locations on the BPF stack.

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