MEDIUM 5.5 Microsoft

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."

Microsoft Security Update 2022-Feb: 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."

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Published: 2022-02-08 · Source: Microsoft · Feed updated: 2026-09-07
This medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 was published on 2022-02-08 via Microsoft. Affected: cm1 kernel 5.10.102.1-1 on CBL Mariner 1.0, cbl2 kernel 5.15.26.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0.
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