CVE-2021-29648

kernel: DoS due to BPF subsystem does not properly consider that resolved_ids and resolved_sizes are intentionally uninitialized in the vmlinux BPF

Published Mar 30, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.11.11. The BPF subsystem does not properly consider that resolved_ids and resolved_sizes are intentionally uninitialized in the vmlinux BPF Type Format (BTF), which can cause a system crash upon an unexpected access attempt (in map_create in kernel/bpf/syscall.c or check_btf_info in kernel/bpf/verifier.c), aka CID-350a5c4dd245.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-16124 An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.11.11. The BPF subsystem does not properly consider that resolved_ids and resolved_sizes are intentionally uninitialized in the vmlinux BPF Type Format (BTF), which can cause a system crash upon an unexpected access attempt (in map_create in kernel/bpf/syscall.c or check_btf_info in kernel/bpf/verifier.c), aka CID-350a5c4dd245.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 10:11 PM
Reserved
Mar 30, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 30, 2021, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:48 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 8, 2021, 12:00 AM