Improper Input Validation Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,5.11.11)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (23rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-3005922
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed30 Mar 2021
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 30 Mar 2021

CVE-2021-29646  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 5.11.11 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.11.11. tipc_nl_retrieve_key in net/tipc/node.c does not properly validate certain data sizes, aka CID-0217ed2848e8.

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