CVE-2021-41073 Information

Description

loop_rw_iter in fs/io_uring.c in the Linux kernel 5.10 through 5.14.6 allows local users to gain privileges by using IORING_OP_PROVIDE_BUFFERS to trigger a free of a kernel buffer as demonstrated by using /proc//maps for exploitation.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/18/2 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=16c8d2df7ec0eed31b7d3b61cb13206a7fb930cc https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4978 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PAP4TXEZ7J4EZQMQW5SIJMWXG7WZT3F7/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J7KSMIOQ4377CVTHMWNGNCWHMCRFRP2T/ https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211014-0003/ http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/04/4

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8