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Debian: CVE-2021-38166: linux -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2021-38166: linux -- security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/07/2021
Created
11/04/2022
Added
11/04/2022
Modified
11/04/2022

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.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-linux

References

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