A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s BPF functionality. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system.
The default Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernel prevents unprivileged users from being able to use eBPF by the kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled sysctl. This would require a privileged user with CAP_SYS_ADMIN or root to be able to abuse this flaw reducing its attack space.
For the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 to confirm the current state, inspect the sysctl with the command:
The setting of 1 would mean that unprivileged users can not use eBPF, mitigating the flaw.