CVE-2021-20268 log

Source
Severity Medium
Remote No
Type Privilege escalation
Description
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 dev_map_init_map or sock_map_alloc. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system or possibly escalate their privileges.
Group Package Affected Fixed Severity Status Ticket
AVG-1666 linux 5.11.5.arch1-1 Medium Not affected
References
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1923816
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-101/
https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/CACAyw99bEYWJCSGqfLiJ9Jp5YE1ZsZSiJxb4RFUTwbofipf0dA@mail.gmail.com/T/#m8929643e99bea9c18ed490a7bc2591145eac6444
Notes
The issue only affects 32-bit architectures.