SB2021100520 - Privilege escalation in Linux hamradio driver

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SB2021100520 - Privilege escalation in Linux hamradio driver

Published: October 5, 2021 Updated: November 10, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2021100520
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-42008)

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the decode_data() function in drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c in the Linux kernel. A local user can send input from a process that has the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability and escalate privileges on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References