Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2021-47040

Vulnerability identifier: #VU91439

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-47040

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the io_remove_buffers() and io_provide_buffers_prep() functions in fs/io_uring.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.

Linux kernel
openEuler
kernel-source
kernel
kernel-tools
perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
kernel-devel
python3-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-debugsource
python3-perf-debuginfo
bpftool
perf

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Linux kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.37, 5.11.21, 5.12.4, 5.13
kernel-source - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2403.3.0.0244, 4.19.90-2403.4.0.0271
kernel - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2403.3.0.0244, 4.19.90-2403.4.0.0271
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2403.3.0.0244, 4.19.90-2403.4.0.0271
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2403.3.0.0244, 4.19.90-2403.4.0.0271
python2-perf - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2403.3.0.0244, 4.19.90-2403.4.0.0271
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2403.3.0.0244, 4.19.90-2403.4.0.0271
python3-perf - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2403.3.0.0244, 4.19.90-2403.4.0.0271
python2-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2403.3.0.0244, 4.19.90-2403.4.0.0271
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2403.3.0.0244, 4.19.90-2403.4.0.0271
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2403.3.0.0244, 4.19.90-2403.4.0.0271
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2403.3.0.0244, 4.19.90-2403.4.0.0271
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2403.3.0.0244, 4.19.90-2403.4.0.0271
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2403.3.0.0244, 4.19.90-2403.4.0.0271
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2403.3.0.0244, 4.19.90-2403.4.0.0271
bpftool - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2403.3.0.0244, 4.19.90-2403.4.0.0271
perf - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2403.3.0.0244, 4.19.90-2403.4.0.0271

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbbc13b115b8f18e0a714d89f87fbdc499acfe2d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51bf90901952aaac564bbdb36b2b503050c53dd9
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84b8c266c4bfe9ed5128e13253c388deb74b1b03
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38134ada0ceea3e848fe993263c0ff6207fd46e7
• 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

• Buffer overflow in Linux kernel fs
• openEuler 20.03 LTS SP1 update for kernel
• openEuler 20.03 LTS SP4 update for kernel