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CVE-2021-38300

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2021-09-20 Modified: 2026-06-17

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.

Affected Platforms

Netapp H300S FirmwareNetapp H700E FirmwareDebian Debian LinuxLinux Linux KernelNetapp H700SNetapp H410SNetapp H410S FirmwareNetapp H300SNetapp H410C FirmwareNetapp Cloud Backup

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-noinfo

References