Vulnerability · Published May 28, 2021 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2021-20239

Low 3.3

In plain English

A low-severity security flaw in kernel. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 17% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 82.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in versions before 5.4.92 in the BPF protocol. This flaw allows an attacker with a local account to leak information about kernel internal addresses. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:8kernel-tools-libs-devel4.18.0-348.el8ALSA-2021:4356
Debian:12linux5.10.4-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20239
Debian:13linux5.10.4-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20239
Debian:14linux5.10.4-1DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20239
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-20239
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-20239
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-20239

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a kernel kernel 5.4.92

Weakness: CWE-822

References