CVE-2021-34556
Public on 2021-08-02
Modified on 2021-08-05
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel, where a BPF program can obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a Speculative Store Bypass side-channel attack. This issue occurs when the protection mechanism neglects the possibility of uninitialized memory locations on the BPF stack. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
Severity
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CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | kernel | 2021-08-05 | ALAS2-2021-1696 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra | kernel | 2022-01-28 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-004 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 4.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |