Out-of-bounds Write Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,5.13.13)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.82% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-3005870
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed5 Oct 2021
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 5 Oct 2021

CVE-2021-42008  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 5.13.13 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write. The decode_data function in drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c in the Linux kernel before 5.13.13 has a slab out-of-bounds write. Input from a process that has the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability can lead to root access.

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