CVE-2021-46908
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.2%
15.5th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
—
Published 2024-02-27 · modified 2026-08-04
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | L | Low |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | N | None |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2024-02-27 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-04 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: Use correct permission flag for mixed signed bounds arithmetic We forbid adding unknown scalars with mixed signed bounds due to the spectre v1 masking mitigation. Hence this also needs bypass_spec_v1 flag instead of allow_ptr_leaks.
Affected
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ccdc6c6cae38b91c871293fb0ed8c6845a61b51
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f3ff11204eac0ee23acf64deecb3bad7b0db0c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9601148392520e2e134936e76788fc2a6371e7be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ccdc6c6cae38b91c871293fb0ed8c6845a61b51
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f3ff11204eac0ee23acf64deecb3bad7b0db0c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9601148392520e2e134936e76788fc2a6371e7be