CVE-2021-33624 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Reference

https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenixsecurity21/presentation/kirzner http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/21/1 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9183671af6dbf60a1219371d4ed73e23f43b49db https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00010.html

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

4.7