CVE-2021-33624 (GCVE-0-2021-33624)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-06-23 15:37 – Updated: 2026-10-08 21:03
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
In kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel before 5.12.13, a branch can be mispredicted (e.g., because of type confusion) and consequently an unprivileged BPF program can read arbitrary memory locations via a side-channel attack, aka CID-9183671af6db.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-08 20:59 UTC
CWE
- n/a
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