Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere in Linux kernel - CVE-2021-46935
Published: May 8, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU89263
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-46935
CWE-ID: CWE-668
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to information disclosure within the binder_free_buf_locked() function in drivers/android/binder_alloc.c. A local user can gain access to sensitive information on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-46935
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d2df539d05205fd83c404d5f2dff48d36f9b495
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c7064402609aeb6fb11be1b4ec10673ff17b593
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/103b16a8c51f96d5fe063022869ea906c256e5da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cb8444f3114f0bb2f6e3bcadcf09aa4a28425d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17691bada6b2f1d5f1c0f6d28cd9d0727023b0ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfd0d84ba28c18b531648c9d4a35ecca89ad9901