In the Linux kernel through 5.13.7, an unprivileged BPF program can obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a Speculative Store Bypass side-channel attack because the protection mechanism neglects the possibility of uninitialized memory locations on the BPF stack.
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-08-02T04:02:40.000Z

Updated: 2026-10-08T21:03:27.477Z

Reserved: 2021-06-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-34556

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T00:12:50.411Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-08-02T05:15:07.663

Modified: 2026-10-08T21:17:35.903

Link: CVE-2021-34556

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-34556 - Bugzilla