CVE-2021-33909

fs/seq_file.c in the Linux kernel 3.16 through 5.13.x before 5.13.4 does not properly restrict seq buffer allocations, leading to an integer overflow, an Out-of-bounds Write, and escalation to root by an unprivileged user, aka CID-8cae8cd89f05.

Score: CVSS 3.1 7.8 High
Status: Modified - cve@mitre.org
Published: 2021-07-20
Last modified: 2024-08-04
Weaknesses: CWE-190, CWE-787

Affected products

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163621/Sequoia-A-Deep-Root-In-Linuxs-Filesystem-Layer.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163671/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0079-1.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164155/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0081-1.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165477/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0083-1.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/22/7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/25/10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/17/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/17/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/21/1
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13.4
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8cae8cd89f05f6de223d63e6d15e31c8ba9cf53b
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00014.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00015.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00016.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z4UHHIGISO3FVRF4CQNJS4…
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2022-0015
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210819-0004/
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4941
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/20/1
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html