Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-4135
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.
Vulnerability category: BypassInformation leak
Products affected by CVE-2021-4135
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.16:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-4135
0.02%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 2 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-4135
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
1.8
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-4135
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The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)
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The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-4135
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https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=481221775d53
kernel/git/netdev/net.git - Netdev Group's networking treeMailing List;Patch;Vendor Advisory
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