CVE-2021-3489
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2021
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
Linux kernel eBPF RINGBUF map oversized allocation
The eBPF RINGBUF bpf_ringbuf_reserve() function in the Linux kernel did not check that the allocated size was smaller than the ringbuf size, allowing an attacker to perform out-of-bounds writes within the kernel and therefore, arbitrary code execution. This issue was fixed via commit 4b81ccebaeee ("bpf, ringbuf: Deny reserve of buffers larger than ringbuf") (v5.13-rc4) and backported to the stable kernels in v5.12.4, v5.11.21, and v5.10.37. It was introduced via 457f44363a88 ("bpf: Implement BPF ring buffer and verifier support for it") (v5.8-rc1).
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Linux kernel
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux kernel
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trunk | affected | custom | v5.13-rc4 | Unavailable | None listed |
| linux-5.12.y | affected | custom | v5.12.4 | Unavailable | None listed |
| linux-5.11.y | affected | custom | v5.11.21 | Unavailable | None listed |
| linux-5.10.y | affected | custom | v5.10.37 | Unavailable | None listed |
| v5.8 | affected | custom | 5.8* | Unavailable | None listed |