Remote code execution in Linux kernel TIPC

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU58209

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-43267

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in net/tipc/crypto.c in the Linux kernel. The Transparent Inter-Process Communication (TIPC) functionality allows remote attackers to exploit insufficient validation of user-supplied sizes for the MSG_CRYPTO message type.

A remote attacker can send specially crafted MSG_CRYPTO messages to the affected system, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: before 5.14.16

External links

http://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fa40d9734a57bcbfa79a280189799f76c88f7bb0
http://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.14.16
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RDDEW4APTYKJK365HC2JZIVXYUV7ZRN7/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CVWL7HZV5T5OEKJPO2D67RMFMKBBXGGB/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.