# CVE-2021-3600: Memory corruption in linux

> A local attacker can exploit improper bounds tracking in eBPF div/mod operations to execute arbitrary code on Linux systems.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 8 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 4 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2021-3600, DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3600, GHSA-769h-g9v6-cwg7, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3600

## What is CVE-2021-3600?

CVE-2021-3600 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 8 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write), CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-3600?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Linux kernel, Redhat Enterprise Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-3600?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2021-3600 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-3600 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

- [CVE-2020-11651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11651/): SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-7247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7247/): OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-16928](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16928/): Exim Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-6789](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6789/): Exim Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-2590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2590/): Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-3600 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-3600 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 8 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-3600 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Canonical Ubuntu Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3600/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3600/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3600
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3600
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-3600

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3600/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.