CVE-2021-4204

Summary

CVECVE-2021-4204
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-08-24 16:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-07-18 13:52:00 UTC
DescriptionAn out-of-bounds (OOB) memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel's eBPF due to an Improper Input Validation. This flaw allows a local attacker with a special privilege to crash the system or leak internal information.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 11.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.8.0 - All All
Hardware Netapp H300s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H300s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H410c - All All All
Operating System Netapp H410c Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H410s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H410s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H500s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H500s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H700s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H700s Firmware - All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 9.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - CVE-2021-4204: Linux Kernel eBPF Improper Input Validation Vulnerability MISC www.openwall.com
Red Hat Customer Portal - Access to 24x7 support and knowledge MISC access.redhat.com
2039178 – (CVE-2021-4204) CVE-2021-4204 kernel: improper input validation may lead to privilege escalation MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
CVE-2021-4204 MISC security-tracker.debian.org
CVE-2021-4204 Linux Kernel Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 184673 Debian Security Update for linux (CVE-2021-4204)
  • 198624 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (OEM) Vulnerabilities (USN-5217-1)
  • 198625 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerability (USN-5219-1)
  • 198627 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (OEM) Vulnerabilities (USN-5218-1)
  • 242890 Red Hat Update for kernel (RHSA-2024:0724)
  • 282604 Fedora Security Update for kernel (FEDORA-2022-8efcea6e67)
  • 282605 Fedora Security Update for kernel (FEDORA-2022-0816754490)
  • 377124 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for cloud-kernel (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0029)
  • 752370 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:2520-1)
  • 753148 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:2615-1)
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