CVE-2021-3491

The io_uring subsystem in the Linux kernel allowed the MAX_RW_COUNT limit to be bypassed in the PROVIDE_BUFFERS operation, which led to negative values being usedin mem_rw when reading /proc/<PID>/mem. This could be used to create a heap overflow leading to arbitrary code execution in the kernel. It was addressed via commit d1f82808877b ("io_uring: truncate lengths larger than MAX_RW_COUNT on provide buffers") (v5.13-rc1) and backported to the stable kernels in v5.12.4, v5.11.21, and v5.10.37. It was introduced in ddf0322db79c ("io_uring: add IORING_OP_PROVIDE_BUFFERS") (v5.7-rc1).
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:21.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

14 Sep 2021, 14:31

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References
  • (CONFIRM) https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210716-0004/ - Third Party Advisory

11 Jun 2021, 19:12

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CWE CWE-787
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:21.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References (UBUNTU) https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4949-1 - (UBUNTU) https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4949-1 - Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d1f82808877bb10d3deee7cf3374a4eb3fb582db - (MISC) https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d1f82808877bb10d3deee7cf3374a4eb3fb582db - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References (UBUNTU) https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4950-1 - (UBUNTU) https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4950-1 - Third Party Advisory
References (MLIST) https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/11/13 - (MLIST) https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/11/13 - Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-589/ - (MISC) https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-589/ - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : 7.2
v3 : 8.8

04 Jun 2021, 02:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2021-06-04 02:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:55


NVD link : CVE-2021-3491

Mitre link : CVE-2021-3491

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-3491


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux
CWE
CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

CWE-131

Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size