The bpf verifier in the Linux kernel did not properly handle mod32 destination register truncation when the source register was known to be 0. A local attacker with the ability to load bpf programs could use this gain out-of-bounds reads in kernel memory leading to information disclosure (kernel memory), and possibly out-of-bounds writes that could potentially lead to code execution. This issue was addressed in the upstream kernel in commit 9b00f1b78809 ("bpf: Fix truncation handling for mod32 dst reg wrt zero") and in Linux stable kernels 5.11.2, 5.10.19, and 5.4.101.
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9b00f1b78809
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/23/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/23/2
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162117/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0075-1.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210416-0006/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00010.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164950/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0082-1.html
Source: MITRE
Published: 2021-03-23
Updated: 2021-12-02
Type: CWE-125
Base Score: 4.6
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Impact Score: 6.4
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: MEDIUM
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 1.8
Severity: HIGH