CVE-2021-45940

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

libbpf 0.6.0 and 0.6.1 has a heap-based buffer overflow (4 bytes) in __bpf_object__open (called from bpf_object__open_mem and bpf-object-fuzzer.c).

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-787

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jan 1, 2022
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-45940: Medium severity, CVSS 6.5 | Vulnix