Vulnerability Report

CVE-2021-31440

Title: Linux Kernel eBPF JIT Privilege Escalation

Privilege Escalation

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2021-31440

CWE Category CWE-682
Published Date May 21, 2021
Modified Date Nov 21, 2024
Exploit Status Available
Score 7.0 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
1.75%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2021-31440: This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Linux Kernel 5.11.15. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of eBPF programs. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied eBPF programs prior to executing them. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the kernel. Was ZDI-CAN-13661.

Impacted Vendors

N
netapp 9
S
sercomm 1

Reference Links

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=10bf4e83167cc68595b85fd73bb91e8f2c086e36 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210706-0003/ https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-503/ https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=10bf4e83167cc68595b85fd73bb91e8f2c086e36 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210706-0003/ https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-503/
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.0
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v3.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
8.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
CHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.9
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2021-31440 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

GitHub https://github.com/WhatsWrongAndWhy/CVE-2021-31440
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MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector LOCAL
Complexity HIGH
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.