Buffer Overflow Affecting linux-4.19 package, versions <4.19.194-3~deb9u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.2% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-LINUX419-1320223
  • published21 Jul 2021
  • disclosed20 Jul 2021

Introduced: 20 Jul 2021

CVE-2021-33909  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 linux-4.19 to version 4.19.194-3~deb9u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-4.19 package and not the linux-4.19 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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CVSS Base Scores

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