SB2024070299 - Buffer overflow in Linux kernel trace
Published: July 2, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024070299
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-2021-47276)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the ftrace_hash_ipmodify_update() function in kernel/trace/ftrace.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/0bc62e398bbd9e600959e610def5109957437b28
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4aedc2bc2b32c93555f47c95610efb89cc1ec09b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acf671ba79c1feccc3ec7cfdcffead4efcec49e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/862dcc14f2803c556bdd73b43c27b023fafce2fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e4e824b109f1d41ccf223fbb0565d877d6223a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97524384762c1fb9b3ded931498dd2047bd0de81
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e4ddeb68751fb4fb657199aed9cfd5d02796875
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c14133d2d3f768e0a35128faac8aa6ed4815051
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.237
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.195
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.273
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.273
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.44
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.126