CVE-2021-4159
Vulnerability Summary
Timeline
Description
A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's EBPF verifier when handling internal data structures. Internal memory locations could be returned to userspace. A local attacker with the permissions to insert eBPF code to the kernel can use this to leak internal kernel memory details defeating some of the exploit mitigations in place for the kernel.
CVSS Metrics
- v4.0•HIGH•Score: 8.5CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 4.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.25%• Percentile: 16%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-202•Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Data Queries
When trying to keep information confidential, an attacker can often infer some of the information by using statistics.
Affected Systems
- debian•linux
< 5.7.6-1 | < 5.7.6-1 | < 5.7.6-1 | < 5.7.6-1
- ubuntu•linux
< 4.15.0-201.212 | < 5.4.0-128.144
- ubuntu•linux-aws
< 4.15.0-1147.159 | < 5.4.0-1086.93
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.4
< 5.4.0-1086.93~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-fips
< 4.15.0-2087.93 | all | < 5.4.0-1086.93+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-hwe
< 4.15.0-1147.159~16.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure
< 4.15.0-1158.173~14.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1159.174~16.04.1 | all | < 5.4.0-1094.100
- ubuntu•linux-azure-4.15
< 4.15.0-1158.173
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.4
< 5.4.0-1094.100~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-edge
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fips
< 4.15.0-2067.73 | all | < 5.4.0-1094.100+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-bluefield
all | < 5.4.0-1047.52
- ubuntu•linux-dell300x
< 4.15.0-1058.63
- ubuntu•linux-fips
< 4.15.0-1104.115 | all | < 5.4.0-1062.70
- ubuntu•linux-gcp
< 4.15.0-1142.158~16.04.1 | all | < 5.4.0-1090.98
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-4.15
< 4.15.0-1142.158
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.4
< 5.4.0-1092.101~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-fips
< 4.15.0-2052.57 | all | < 5.4.0-1092.101+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-gke
< 5.4.0-1084.90
- ubuntu•linux-gke-4.15
all
- ubuntu•linux-gke-5.4
all
- ubuntu•linux-gkeop
< 5.4.0-1054.57
- ubuntu•linux-gkeop-5.4
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe
< 4.15.0-201.212~16.04.1 | all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.4
< 5.4.0-128.144~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-edge
all | all
- ubuntu•linux-ibm
< 5.4.0-1034.38
- ubuntu•linux-ibm-5.4
< 5.4.0-1034.38~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-intel-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-intel-iot-realtime
all
- ubuntu•linux-iot
< 5.4.0-1005.7
- ubuntu•linux-kvm
< 4.15.0-1133.138 | < 5.4.0-1076.81
- ubuntu•linux-oem
all
- ubuntu•linux-oem-5.10
all
- ubuntu•linux-oem-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-oem-5.6
all
- ubuntu•linux-oracle
< 4.15.0-1112.123~16.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1112.123 | < 5.4.0-1084.92
- ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.0
all
- ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.4
< 5.4.0-1084.92~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.8
all
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References (12)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2036024
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4159
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-4159
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=294f2fc6da27620a506e6c050241655459ccd6bd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00000.html
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-4159
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5668-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5677-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5682-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5706-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5790-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-4159