#VU59474 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2021-42739
Published: January 11, 2022 / Updated: March 14, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59474
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-42739
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary within the firewire subsystem in the Linux kernel in drivers/media/firewire/firedtv-avc.c and drivers/media/firewire/firedtv-ci.c files. A local privileged user can run a specially crafted program tat calls avc_ca_pmt() function to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=35d2969ea3c7d32aee78066b1f3cf61a0d935a4e
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2021/q2/46
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6EHZNHNHRLPC2NJKUDS5PJG5AGRYJVJN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AOWGMZ2MJFUGNA5QSD5JF4QHIC4URATS/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CKMQEOEESIO3GMHAOL3NYS36FER6UTWA/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211118-0001/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html