CVE-2021-28971

kernel: System crash in intel_pmu_drain_pebs_nhm in arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

In intel_pmu_drain_pebs_nhm in arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c in the Linux kernel through 5.11.8 on some Haswell CPUs, userspace applications (such as perf-fuzzer) can cause a system crash because the PEBS status in a PEBS record is mishandled, aka CID-d88d05a9e0b6.

En la función intel_pmu_drain_pebs_nhm en el archivo arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c en el kernel de Linux versiones hasta 5.11.8 en algunas CPU Haswell, las aplicaciones de espacio de usuario (como perf-fuzzer) pueden causar un bloqueo del sistema porque el estado de PEBS en un registro de PEBS es manejado inapropiadamente, también se conoce como CID-d88d05a9e0b6

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. On some Haswell CPUs, userspace applications (such as perf-fuzzer) can cause a system crash because the PEBS status in a PEBS record is mishandled.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-03-22 CVE Reserved
2021-03-22 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

CAPEC

References (9)

URL	Tag	Source
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00019.html	Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00020.html	Mailing List
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210430-0003	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d88d05a9e0b6d9356e97129d4ff9942d765f46ea	2023-11-07

URL	Date	SRC
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4VCKIOXCOZGXBEZMO5LGGV5MWCHO6FT3	2023-11-07
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PTRNPQTZ4GVS46SZ4OBXY5YDOGVPSTGQ	2023-11-07
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T2S3I4SLRNRUQDOFYUS6IUAZMQNMPNLG	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-28971	2021-11-09
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1941784	2021-11-09

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	Aff A250 Firmware Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Aff A250 Firmware"	-	-	Affected	in	Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	Aff A250 Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Aff A250"	-	-	Safe
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	Aff 500f Firmware Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Aff 500f Firmware"	-	-	Affected	in	Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"	Aff 500f Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Aff 500f"	-	-	Safe
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				<= 5.11.8 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " <= 5.11.8"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				32 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "32"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				33 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "33"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				34 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "34"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0"		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Cloud Backup Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Cloud Backup"				-		-		Affected
Netapp Search vendor "Netapp"		Solidfire Baseboard Management Controller Firmware Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Solidfire Baseboard Management Controller Firmware"				-		-		Affected