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CVE-2021-20194

Description

There is a vulnerability in the linux kernel versions higher than 5.2 (if kernel compiled with config params CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL=y , CONFIG_BPF=y , CONFIG_CGROUPS=y , CONFIG_CGROUP_BPF=y , CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY not set, and BPF hook to getsockopt is registered). As result of BPF execution, the local user can trigger bug in __cgroup_bpf_run_filter_getsockopt() function that can lead to heap overflow (because of non-hardened usercopy). The impact of attack could be deny of service or possibly privileges escalation.


Affected Software


CPE Name Name Version
linux:linux_kernel linux linux kernel *
redhat:enterprise_linux redhat enterprise linux 8.0
redhat:openshift_container_platform redhat openshift container platform 4.5
redhat:openshift_container_platform redhat openshift container platform 4.6
redhat:openshift_container_platform redhat openshift container platform 4.4

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