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CVE-2021-38166
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2021-08-07T18:15:07.043 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:01:39.853

Summary

In kernel/bpf/hashtab.c in the Linux kernel through 5.13.8, there is an integer overflow and out-of-bounds write when many elements are placed in a single bucket. NOTE: exploitation might be impractical without the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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