Out-of-bounds Write Affecting kernel-uki-virt package, versions <0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ALMALINUX9-KERNELUKIVIRT-5642701
- published 28 May 2023
- disclosed 9 May 2023
Introduced: 9 May 2023
CVE-2021-33655 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 kernel-uki-virt to version 0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2023:2458.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uki-virt package and not the kernel-uki-virt package as distributed by AlmaLinux.
See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
When sending malicous data to kernel by ioctl cmd FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO,kernel will write memory out of bounds.
References
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-2148.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-2458.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-2736.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-2951.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-33655
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2148
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2458
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2736
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2951
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/07/19/2
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=086ff84617185393a0bbf25830c4f36412a7d3f4
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00000.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5191
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