Buffer Overflow Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,5.13-rc1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team. Learn more

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (1st percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-6354170
  • published1 Mar 2024
  • disclosed28 Feb 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 28 Feb 2024

CVE-2021-47006  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 5.13-rc1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow due to improper validation of user-supplied input through the hw_breakpoint function. An attacker can cause a denial of service condition.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1