CVE-2021-4204

Updated: 2026-03-05 03:42:08.6265

Description:

An out-of-bounds (OOB) memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel's eBPF due to an Improper Input Validation. This flaw allows a local attacker with a special privilege to crash the system or leak internal information.


Links NIST CIRCL RHEL Ubuntu

Severity

Severity Score
CVSS Version 2.x 0.0
CVSS Version 3.x HIGH 7.1

Status

OS name Project name Version Score Severity Status Errata Last updated

Statement

AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU kernel 5.14.0 7.1 HIGH Already Fixed 2024-08-26 12:37:21
CentOS 6 ELS kernel 2.6.32 7.1 HIGH Not Vulnerable 2025-07-26 04:19:16 Not affected: CVE-2021-4204 targets the kernel’s eBPF ring-buffer helpers and relies on the eBPF s...
CentOS 7 ELS kernel 3.10.0 7.1 HIGH Not Vulnerable 2024-04-09 14:16:32 CVE-2021-4204 targets the eBPF ring buffer helpers (bpf_ringbuf_submit/discard) introduced in Linux ...
CentOS 8.4 ELS kernel 4.18.0 7.1 HIGH Released CLSA-2025:1747688514 2025-05-21 01:47:13
CentOS 8.5 ELS kernel 4.18.0 7.1 HIGH Released CLSA-2025:1747688831 2025-05-21 01:47:13
CentOS Stream 8 ELS kernel 4.18.0 7.1 HIGH Already Fixed 2025-07-22 00:48:40
CloudLinux 6 ELS kernel 2.6.32 7.1 HIGH Ignored 2022-09-01 05:02:23
Oracle Linux 6 ELS kernel 2.6.32 7.1 HIGH Not Vulnerable 2025-07-26 04:19:16 Not affected: CVE-2021-4204 targets the kernel’s eBPF ring-buffer helpers and relies on the eBPF s...
Ubuntu 16.04 ELS linux-hwe 4.15.0 7.1 HIGH Not Vulnerable 2022-10-04 14:02:39 Not affected: CVE-2021-4204 targets the eBPF ring buffer helpers (bpf_ringbuf_submit/bpf_ringbuf_dis...
Ubuntu 16.04 ELS linux 4.4.0 7.1 HIGH Not Vulnerable 2023-02-09 13:05:31 Not affected: CVE-2021-4204 targets the eBPF ring buffer helpers (bpf_ringbuf_submit/bpf_ringbuf_dis...
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