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CVE-2021-28972

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4982-1

Severity Score

6.7
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

In drivers/pci/hotplug/rpadlpar_sysfs.c in the Linux kernel through 5.11.8, the RPA PCI Hotplug driver has a user-tolerable buffer overflow when writing a new device name to the driver from userspace, allowing userspace to write data to the kernel stack frame directly. This occurs because add_slot_store and remove_slot_store mishandle drc_name '\0' termination, aka CID-cc7a0bb058b8.

En el archivo drivers/pci/hotplug/rpadlpar_sysfs.c en el kernel de Linux versiones hasta 5.11.8, el controlador RPA PCI Hotplug, presenta un desbordamiento de búfer tolerable por el usuario al escribir un nuevo nombre de dispositivo en el controlador desde el espacio de usuario, permitiendo al espacio de usuario escribir datos en el trama de la pila de kernel directamente. Esto ocurre porque add_slot_store y remove_slot_store maneja inapropiadamente la terminación drc_name "\0", también se conoce como CID-cc7a0bb058b8

Ryota Shiga discovered that the eBPF implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly verify that a BPF program only reserved as much memory for a ring buffer as was allocated. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. Manfred Paul discovered that the eBPF implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly track bounds on bitwise operations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-03-22 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-03-22 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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< 4.4.263
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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> 4.5 <= 4.9.263
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 4.10 < 4.14.227
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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> 4.15 <= 4.19.183
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 4.20 < 5.4.108
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.5.0 < 5.10.26
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.11 < 5.11.9
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Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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32
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Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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33
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Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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34
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Netapp
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Cloud Backup
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Netapp
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Fas\/aff Baseboard Management Controller
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Netapp
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Solidfire Baseboard Management Controller Firmware
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