Search/CVE-2021-4159
● CVE — Medium

CVE-2021-4159

Vendordebian, linux, redhatProductdebian linux, linux kernel, enterprise linuxDiscoveredAug 24, 2022UpdatedNov 21, 2024

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's EBPF verifier when handling internal data structures. Internal memory locations could be returned to userspace. A local attacker with the permissions to insert eBPF code to the kernel can use this to leak internal kernel memory details defeating some of the exploit mitigations in place for the kernel.

CVSS v3.1
4.4 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.25%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 22, 2026
● 0.01pp
0.24% → 0.25% over 4 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredHIGH
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityNONE
AvailabilityNONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Connections
4 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Aug 24, 2022
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Nov 21, 2024