CVE-2021-38300

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 20, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-38300: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix