Out-of-bounds Read Affecting linux-4.19 package, versions <4.19.208-1~deb9u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-LINUX419-1730495
  • published24 Jun 2021
  • disclosed8 Jan 2024

Introduced: 24 Jun 2021

CVE-2021-3600  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 linux-4.19 to version 4.19.208-1~deb9u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-4.19 package and not the linux-4.19 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

It was discovered that the eBPF implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly track bounds information for 32 bit registers when performing div and mod operations. A local attacker could use this to possibly execute arbitrary code.

CVSS Base Scores

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