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CVE-2021-38300

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.62%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-09-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2021-38300
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.62%
Linux

Original NVD 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.

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