CVE-2021-38166

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    CVE-2021-38166

    Published: 7 Aug 2021Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: In kernel/bpf/hashtab.c in the Linux kernel through 5.13.8, there is an integer overflow and out-of-bounds write when many elements are placed in a single bucket. NOTE: exploitation might be impractical without the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability.

    References: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20210806150419.109658-1-th.yasumatsu%40gmail.com/, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GUVLBJKZMWA3E3YXSH4SZ7BOYGJP4GXP/, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UL6CH5M5PRLMA3KPBX4LPUO6Z73GRISO/, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210909-0001/, https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4978, https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bpf/bpf.git/commit/?id=c4eb1f403243fc7bbb7de644db8587c03de36da6

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