CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-3600

HIGH
7.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

It was discovered that the eBPF implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly track bounds information for 32 bit registers when performing div and mod operations. A local attacker could use this to possibly execute arbitrary code.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:5.10.19-1CVE-2021-3600
Fixed in:5.10.19-1CVE-2021-3600
Fixed in:5.10.19-1CVE-2021-3600
Fixed in:5.10.19-1CVE-2021-3600
gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0-1009LSN-0079-1
generic-4.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-69LSN-0079-1
generic-4.4Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-168LSN-0079-1
Fixed in:4.4.0-168LSN-0079-1
generic-5.4Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0-26LSN-0079-1
Fixed in:5.4.0-26LSN-0079-1
gkeUbuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0-1033LSN-0079-1
gke-4.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1076LSN-0079-1
gke-5.4Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0-1009LSN-0079-1
gkeopUbuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0-1009LSN-0079-1
gkeop-5.4Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0-1007LSN-0079-1
linuxUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-147.151USN-5003-1
linux-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1106.113USN-5003-1
linux-aws-hweUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1106.113~16.04.1USN-5003-1
linux-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1118.131~14.04.1USN-5003-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1118.131~16.04.1USN-5003-1
linux-azure-4.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1118.131USN-5003-1
linux-dell300xUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1022.26USN-5003-1
linux-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1103.116~16.04.1USN-5003-1
linux-gcp-4.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1103.116USN-5003-1
linux-hweUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-147.151~16.04.1USN-5003-1
linux-image-4.15.0-1022-dell300xUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1022.26USN-5003-1
linux-image-4.15.0-1075-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1075.83~16.04.1USN-5003-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1075.83USN-5003-1
linux-image-4.15.0-1089-raspi2Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1089.94USN-5003-1
linux-image-4.15.0-1103-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1103.116~16.04.1USN-5003-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1103.116USN-5003-1
linux-image-4.15.0-1106-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1106.113~16.04.1USN-5003-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1106.113USN-5003-1
linux-image-4.15.0-1106-snapdragonUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1106.115USN-5003-1
linux-image-4.15.0-1118-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1118.131~14.04.1USN-5003-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1118.131~16.04.1USN-5003-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1118.131USN-5003-1
linux-image-4.15.0-147-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-147.151~16.04.1USN-5003-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-147.151USN-5003-1
linux-image-4.15.0-147-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-147.151USN-5003-1
linux-image-4.15.0-147-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-147.151~16.04.1USN-5003-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-147.151USN-5003-1
linux-image-aws-hweUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1106.97USN-5003-1
linux-image-aws-lts-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1106.109USN-5003-1
linux-image-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1118.91USN-5003-1
Fixed in:4.15.0.1118.109USN-5003-1
linux-image-azure-lts-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1118.91USN-5003-1
linux-image-dell300xUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1022.24USN-5003-1
linux-image-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1103.104USN-5003-1
linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1103.121USN-5003-1
linux-image-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.147.134USN-5003-1
linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.147.143USN-5003-1
linux-image-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.147.134USN-5003-1
linux-image-gkeUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1103.104USN-5003-1
linux-image-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.147.134USN-5003-1
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.147.143USN-5003-1
linux-image-oemUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.147.143USN-5003-1
linux-image-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1075.63USN-5003-1
linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1075.85USN-5003-1
linux-image-raspi2Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1089.86USN-5003-1
linux-image-snapdragonUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.1106.109USN-5003-1
linux-image-virtualUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.147.134USN-5003-1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0.147.143USN-5003-1
linux-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1075.83~16.04.1USN-5003-1
Fixed in:4.15.0-1075.83USN-5003-1
linux-raspi2Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1089.94USN-5003-1
linux-snapdragonUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1106.115USN-5003-1
lowlatency-4.15Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-69LSN-0079-1
lowlatency-4.4Ubuntu
Fixed in:4.4.0-168LSN-0079-1
Fixed in:4.4.0-168LSN-0079-1
lowlatency-5.4Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.4.0-26LSN-0079-1
Fixed in:5.4.0-26LSN-0079-1
oemUbuntu
Fixed in:4.15.0-1063LSN-0079-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.28%probability of exploitation in 30 days
20thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 20% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

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