UBUNTU-CVE-2021-4204
Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 3
Upstream
Downstream
Published: 11 Jan 2022, 00:00
Last modified:04 Feb 2026, 03:24
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
medium
28/100 CVSS Score
7.1 HIGH
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
11 Jan 2022, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Feb 2026, 03:24
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
An out-of-bounds (OOB) memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel's eBPF due to an Improper Input Validation. This flaw allows a local attacker with a special privilege to crash the system or leak internal information.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Affected Systems
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.11
< 5.11.0-1025.27~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.13
< 5.13.0-1011.12~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.11
< 5.11.0-1025.27~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.13
< 5.13.0-1012.14~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-edge
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.19
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.11
< 5.11.0-1026.29~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.13
< 5.13.0-1012.15~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-gke-4.15
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.11
< 5.11.0-46.51~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.13
< 5.13.0-25.26~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-edge
all | all
- ubuntu•linux-intel-5.13
all
- ubuntu•linux-oem
all
- ubuntu•linux-oem-5.10
< 5.10.0-1055.58
- ubuntu•linux-oem-5.13
< 5.13.0-1026.32
- ubuntu•linux-oem-5.14
< 5.14.0-1018.19
- ubuntu•linux-oem-5.6
all
- ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.0
all
- ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.11
< 5.11.0-1025.27~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.13
< 5.13.0-1015.19~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-raspi2
all
- ubuntu•linux-riscv
all
- ubuntu•linux-riscv-5.11
< 5.11.0-1026.28~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-riscv-5.8
all
References (6)
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-4204
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5217-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5218-1
- https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/impish/commit/?id=53fb7741ff9d546174dbb585957b4f8b6afbdb83
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5219-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-4204