CVE-2021-38166
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Aug 7, 2021
- Updated
- Oct 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 7, 2021
Description
In kernel/bpf/hashtab.c in the Linux kernel through 5.13.8, there is an integer overflow and out-of-bounds write when many elements are placed in a single bucket. NOTE: exploitation might be impractical without the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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n/an/a |
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References
- https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20210806150419.109658-1-th.yasumatsu%40gmail.com/
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf.git/commit/?id=c4eb1f403243fc7bbb7de644db8587c03de36da6
- FEDORA-2021-b22606e88bvendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2021-f35f45a76fvendor-advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210909-0001/
- DSA-4978vendor-advisory
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