Execution with Unnecessary Privileges Affecting bpftool package, versions <0:4.18.0-193.51.1.el8_2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-BPFTOOL-3898815
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed5 Mar 2021

Introduced: 5 Mar 2021

CVE-2021-27365  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-250  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 bpftool to version 0:4.18.0-193.51.1.el8_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:1272.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bpftool package and not the bpftool package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.11.3. Certain iSCSI data structures do not have appropriate length constraints or checks, and can exceed the PAGE_SIZE value. An unprivileged user can send a Netlink message that is associated with iSCSI, and has a length up to the maximum length of a Netlink message.

CVSS Scores

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