CVE-2021-38300 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2021-38300

arch/mips/net/bpf_jit.c in the Linux kernel before 5.4.10 can generate undesirable...

Vulnerability Description

arch/mips/net/bpf_jit.c in the Linux kernel before 5.4.10 can generate undesirable machine code when transforming unprivileged cBPF programs, allowing execution of arbitrary code within the kernel context. This occurs because conditional branches can exceed the 128 KB limit of the MIPS architecture.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

linux kernel, cloud backup, h410c firmware, h300s firmware, h500s firmware, h700s firmware, h300e firmware, h500e firmware, h700e firmware, h410s firmware, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
3.16, 4.15, 4.20, 5.5, 5.11, 9.0, 10.0

Timeline

Official Publish: September 20th, 2021
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.