Privilege escalation in Linux kernel NFC support

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU62601

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26490

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the st21nfca_connectivity_event_received() function in drivers/nfc/st21nfca/se.c in Linux kernel. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 5.16 - 5.16.12

External links

http://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4fbcc1a4cb20fe26ad0225679c536c80f1648221
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BG4J46EMFPDD5QHYXDUI3PJCZQ7HQAZR/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/C5AUUDGSDLGYU7SZSK4PFAN22NISQZBT/

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.