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Arbitrary Code Execution Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [5.8-rc1,5.14)

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Scope Changed
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.05% (21st percentile)
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NVD
7.8 high
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SUSE
7.8 high
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Red Hat
6.7 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-2936544
  • published 29 Jun 2022
  • disclosed 28 Jun 2022
  • credit Ryota Shiga
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Introduced: 28 Jun 2022

CVE-2021-34866 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-843 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 5.14 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution via the handling of eBPF programs, due to the lack of proper validation of user-supplied eBPF programs, which can result in a type confusion condition.