CVE-2021-45940

A flaw was found in libbpf. The vulnerability occurs due to incorrect handling of memory in the __bpf_object__open function and leads to a heap-buffer-overflow. This flaw allows an attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands, read memory, or modify memory.

The default Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernel prevents unprivileged users from being able to use eBPF.That means to exploit this vulnerability it would require a privileged user with CAP_SYS_ADMIN or root making the severity of this vulnerability as low.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.