ghsa-q4c9-gg27-f3pq
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-24 19:04
Modified
2022-05-24 19:04
Details

The io_uring subsystem in the Linux kernel allowed the MAX_RW_COUNT limit to be bypassed in the PROVIDE_BUFFERS operation, which led to negative values being usedin mem_rw when reading /proc//mem. This could be used to create a heap overflow leading to arbitrary code execution in the kernel. It was addressed via commit d1f82808877b ("io_uring: truncate lengths larger than MAX_RW_COUNT on provide buffers") (v5.13-rc1) and backported to the stable kernels in v5.12.4, v5.11.21, and v5.10.37. It was introduced in ddf0322db79c ("io_uring: add IORING_OP_PROVIDE_BUFFERS") (v5.7-rc1).

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-3491"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-787"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-06-04T02:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The io_uring subsystem in the Linux kernel allowed the MAX_RW_COUNT limit to be bypassed in the PROVIDE_BUFFERS operation, which led to negative values being usedin mem_rw when reading /proc/\u003cPID\u003e/mem. This could be used to create a heap overflow leading to arbitrary code execution in the kernel. It was addressed via commit d1f82808877b (\"io_uring: truncate lengths larger than MAX_RW_COUNT on provide buffers\") (v5.13-rc1) and backported to the stable kernels in v5.12.4, v5.11.21, and v5.10.37. It was introduced in ddf0322db79c (\"io_uring: add IORING_OP_PROVIDE_BUFFERS\") (v5.7-rc1).",
  "id": "GHSA-q4c9-gg27-f3pq",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T19:04:07Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T19:04:07Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3491"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d1f82808877bb10d3deee7cf3374a4eb3fb582db"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210716-0004"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4949-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4950-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/11/13"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-589"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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