CVE-2021-20268

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20268
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-20268.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2021-20268
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Published
2021-03-09T18:15:15.687Z
Modified
2026-03-14T10:38:09.413733Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

An out-of-bounds access flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of the eBPF code verifier in the way a user running the eBPF script calls devmapinitmap or sockmap_alloc. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system or possibly escalate their privileges. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

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Affected ranges

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source 
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unresolved_ranges 
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        "events": [
            {
                "introduced": "0"
            },
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                "fixed": "5.10.10"
            }
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    }
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