CVE-2021-45402

The check_alu_op() function in kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through v5.16-rc5 did not properly update bounds while handling the mov32 instruction, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive address information, aka a "pointer leak."

CVSS 3.1

5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS

0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 35% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-668

Published

2022-02-11

Modified

2026-10-08

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• linux:linux_kernel

References

• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=3cf2b61eb06765e27fec6799292d9fb46d0b7e60
• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=b1a7288dedc6caf9023f2676b4f5ed34cf0d4029
• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=e572ff80f05c33cd0cb4860f864f5c9c044280b6
• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=3cf2b61eb06765e27fec6799292d9fb46d0b7e60
• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=b1a7288dedc6caf9023f2676b4f5ed34cf0d4029

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