CVE-2021-4135
Vulnerability Summary
Timeline
Description
A memory leak vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's eBPF for the Simulated networking device driver in the way user uses BPF for the device such that function nsim_map_alloc_elem being called. A local user could use this flaw to get unauthorized access to some data.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.23%• Percentile: 14%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-200•Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
- CWE-401•Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.
Affected Systems
- debian•linux
< 5.10.92-1 | < 5.15.15-1 | < 5.15.15-1 | < 5.15.15-1
- ubuntu•linux
< 5.4.0-105.119
- ubuntu•linux-aws
< 5.4.0-1069.73
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.13
< 5.13.0-1019.21~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.4
< 5.4.0-1069.73~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-fips
< 5.4.0-1069.73+fips2 | all
- ubuntu•linux-azure
all | < 5.4.0-1073.76
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.13
< 5.13.0-1021.24~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.4
< 5.4.0-1073.76~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-edge
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fips
< 5.4.0-1073.76+fips1 | all
- ubuntu•linux-bluefield
all | < 5.4.0-1032.35
- ubuntu•linux-fips
< 5.4.0-1046.52 | all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp
all | < 5.4.0-1068.72
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.13
< 5.13.0-1021.25~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.4
< 5.4.0-1068.72~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-fips
< 5.4.0-1067.71~20.04.1 | all
- ubuntu•linux-gke
< 5.4.0-1066.69
- ubuntu•linux-gke-4.15
all
- ubuntu•linux-gke-5.4
< 5.4.0-1066.69~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gkeop
< 5.4.0-1037.38
- ubuntu•linux-gkeop-5.4
< 5.4.0-1037.38~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-hwe
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.13
< 5.13.0-37.42~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.4
< 5.4.0-105.119~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-edge
all | all
- ubuntu•linux-ibm
< 5.4.0-1018.20
- ubuntu•linux-ibm-5.4
< 5.4.0-1018.20~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-intel-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-intel-iot-realtime
all
- ubuntu•linux-kvm
< 5.4.0-1059.62
- ubuntu•linux-oem
all
- ubuntu•linux-oem-5.10
all
- ubuntu•linux-oem-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-oem-5.14
< 5.14.0-1022.24
- ubuntu•linux-oem-5.6
all
- ubuntu•linux-oracle
< 5.4.0-1067.72
- ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.0
all
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References (10)
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=481221775d53
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-4135
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/481221775d53d6215a6e5e9ce1cce6d2b4ab9a46
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5278-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5337-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5338-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5368-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5377-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-4135
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-4135