VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-34556

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.42%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-08-02
Last modified2026-10-08

Description

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.