Local detection bypass via mutable syscall arguments
Published Jul 15, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
Detection bypass in Falco 0.28.1 and earlier allows local users to conceal monitored activity by changing in-flight syscall arguments. The engine consumes mutable userspace syscall arguments, while userfaultfd lets the invoking process pause execution and replace those values before Falco evaluates them. Code execution as a local user on a monitored Linux host or container is required; exploitation suppresses rules that should flag the original arguments.
Summary
What happened
Detection bypass in Falco 0.28.1 and earlier allows local users to conceal monitored activity by changing in-flight syscall arguments. The engine consumes mutable userspace syscall arguments, while userfaultfd lets the invoking process pause execution and replace those values before Falco evaluates them. Code execution as a local user on a monitored Linux host or container is required; exploitation suppresses rules that should flag the original arguments.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-33505
- Published
- Jul 15, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-269, T1562.006
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 15, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- CVE-2021-33505 proof-of-concept reproductionproof of concept · unverified
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