SB20240620237 - Buffer overflow in Linux kernel include asm
Published: June 20, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240620237
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-47016)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the arch/m68k/include/asm/mvme147hw.h, arch/m68k/mvme147/config.c, arch/m68k/mvme16x/config.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6a90818a32058fca62cda3a2027a6a2364e1878
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dfb26df15fc7036a74221d43de7427f74293dae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73fdeb612d25b5e105c219e05434285a45d23576
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d34225169346cab5145978d153b9ce90e9ace21
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43262178c043032e7c42d00de44c818ba05f9967
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.37
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.11.21
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.119