CVE-2021-22543
8.7
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L
Summary
An issue was discovered in Linux: KVM through Improper handling of VM_IO|VM_PFNMAP vmas in KVM can bypass RO checks and can lead to pages being freed while still accessible by the VMM and guest. This allows users with the ability to start and control a VM to read/write random pages of memory and can result in local privilege escalation.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux Kernel | Linux Kernel | add6a0cd1c5ba51b201e1361b05a5df817083618 < f8be156be163a052a067306417cd0ff679068c97 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-119: CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-7wq5-phmq-m584
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/26/1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4G5YBUVEPHZYXMKNGBZ3S6INFCTEEL4E/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ROQIXQB7ZAWI3KSGSHR6H5RDUWZI775S/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210708-0002/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00010.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html
References
- https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-7wq5-phmq-m584
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/26/1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4G5YBUVEPHZYXMKNGBZ3S6INFCTEEL4E/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ROQIXQB7ZAWI3KSGSHR6H5RDUWZI775S/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210708-0002/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00010.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html
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