Privilege escalation in Linux kernel bpf

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU87989

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33200

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in kernel/bpf/verifier.c. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/27/1
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210706-0004/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JJCABL43FT3FKRX5DBPZG25FNKR6CEK4/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7LR3OKKPHIBGOMHN476CMLW2T7UG53QX/
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3d0220f6861d713213b015b582e9f21e5b28d2e0
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=bb01a1bba579b4b1c5566af24d95f1767859771e
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a7036191277f9fa68d92f2071ddc38c09b1e5ee5

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.