CVE-2021-3489
Linux kernel eBPF RINGBUF map oversized allocation
02 Description
Linux kernel eBPF RINGBUF map oversized allocation
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.55% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 45.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2021-06-04 01:40Z5 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-09-16 20:21Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-04-09
- Assigning CNA
- canonical
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- c2e4cc1d1a1bc69c42ceb839434ebcaebde94956331e39d96c44519ecbeaf298
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] CVE-2021-3489 - Linux kernel eBPF RINGBUF map oversized allocationhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/11/10
- git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf.git/commit/?id=4b81ccebaeee885ab1aa1438133f2991e3a2b6ea
- www.zerodayinitiative.comhttps://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-590/
- ubuntu.comhttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4950-1
- ubuntu.comhttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4949-1
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210716-0004/
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- kernel-tools-libs-devel Fixed in 4.18.0-348.el8
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Arch Linux
- linux Fixed in 5.12.4.arch1-1
- linux-hardened Fixed in 5.11.21.hardened1-1
- linux-lts Fixed in 5.10.37-1
- linux-zen Fixed in 5.12.4.zen1-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- kernel-tools-libs-devel Fixed in 4.18.0-348.el8
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- linux Fixed in 5.10.38-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- linux Fixed in 5.10.38-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- linux Fixed in 5.10.38-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- linux-hwe-edge No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- linux-aws-5.0 No fix yet
- linux-aws-5.3 No fix yet
- linux-azure No fix yet
- linux-azure-5.3 No fix yet
- linux-azure-edge No fix yet
- linux-gcp No fix yet
- linux-gcp-5.3 No fix yet
- linux-gcp-edge No fix yet
- linux-hwe No fix yet
- linux-hwe-edge No fix yet
- linux-oracle-5.0 No fix yet
- linux-oracle-5.3 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- linux-hwe-5.8 Fixed in 5.8.0-53.60~20.04.1
- linux-oem-5.10 Fixed in 5.10.0-1026.27
- linux-raspi2 No fix yet
- linux-riscv-5.8 Fixed in 5.8.0-25.27~20.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.