PT-2021-27172

Published

2021-12-27

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Updated

2021-12-27

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Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux Kernel versions prior to v5.10.88
Description The issue is related to the netdevsim module, where memory for new map's value is not properly zero-initialized in the nsim bpf map alloc function. This could potentially lead to security vulnerabilities, although the actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven.
Recommendations For Linux Kernel versions prior to v5.10.88, update to version v5.10.88 or later to resolve the issue.
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Related identifiers
GSD-2021-1002704
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