Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 1, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-45941
CVE-2021-45941
Description
libbpf 0.6.0 and 0.6.1 has a heap-based buffer overflow (8 bytes) in __bpf_object__open (called from bpf_object__open_mem and bpf-object-fuzzer.c).
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Affected products
5- libbpf/libbpfdescription
cpe:2.3:a:libbpf_project:libbpf:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:libbpf_project:libbpf:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libbpf_project:libbpf:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
2- bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detailnvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- github.com/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/blob/main/vulns/libbpf/OSV-2021-1576.yamlnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
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