Information disclosure in Linux Kernel Arm SIGPAGE

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU54395

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21781

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output in the ARM SIGPAGE functionality. A userland application can read the contents of the sigpage, which can leak kernel memory contents.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: before 5.11

External links

http://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1243

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.