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CVE-2021-47336

HIGH
7.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smackfs: restrict bytes count in smk_set_cipso() Oops, I failed to update subject line. From 07571157c91b98ce1a4aa70967531e64b78e8346 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2021 22:25:06 +0900 Subject: [PATCH] smackfs: restrict bytes count in smk_set_cipso() Commit 7ef4c19d245f3dc2 ("smackfs: restrict bytes count in smackfs write functions") missed that count > SMK_CIPSOMAX check applies to only format == SMK_FIXED24_FMT case.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:5.10.70-1CVE-2021-47336
Fixed in:5.14.6-1CVE-2021-47336
Fixed in:5.14.6-1CVE-2021-47336
Fixed in:5.14.6-1CVE-2021-47336

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.25%probability of exploitation in 30 days
16thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 16% of all known CVEs.

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