CVE-2021-35477 Information disclosure in n/a
An unprivileged BPF program can leak sensitive kernel memory via a speculative store bypass side-channel attack.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-35477?
CVE-2021-35477 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 2 Aug 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel through 5.13.7, an unprivileged BPF program can obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a Speculative Store Bypass side-channel attack because a certain preempting store operation does not necessarily occur before a store operation that has an attacker-controlled value.
Weakness: CWE-203
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-35477?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2021-35477?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2021-35477 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-35477 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as AZL-6572, DEBIAN-CVE-2021-35477, GHSA-qwrw-2rh8-vqvh, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-35477.