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CVE-2021-47170

USB: usbfs: Don't WARN about excessively large memory allocations

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: usbfs: Don't WARN about excessively large memory allocations Syzbot found that the kernel generates a WARNing if the user tries to
submit a bulk transfer through usbfs with a buffer that is way too
large. This isn't a bug in the kernel; it's merely an invalid request
from the user and the usbfs code does handle it correctly. In theory the same thing can happen with async transfers, or with the
packet descriptor table for isochronous transfers. To prevent the MM subsystem from complaining about these bad
allocation requests, add the __GFP_NOWARN flag to the kmalloc calls
for these buffers.

En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: USB: usbfs: No ADVERTIR sobre asignaciones de memoria excesivamente grandes. Syzbot descubrió que el kernel genera una ADVERTENCIA si el usuario intenta enviar una transferencia masiva a través de usbfs con un búfer demasiado grande. Esto no es un error en el kernel; es simplemente una solicitud no válida del usuario y el código usbfs la maneja correctamente. En teoría, lo mismo puede suceder con las transferencias asíncronas o con la tabla de descriptores de paquetes para transferencias isócronas. Para evitar que el subsistema MM se queje de estas solicitudes de asignación incorrectas, agregue el indicador __GFP_NOWARN a las llamadas kmalloc para estos búferes.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: usbfs: Don't WARN about excessively large memory allocations Syzbot found that the kernel generates a WARNing if the user tries to submit a bulk transfer through usbfs with a buffer that is way too large. This isn't a bug in the kernel; it's merely an invalid request from the user and the usbfs code does handle it correctly. In theory the same thing can happen with async transfers, or with the packet descriptor table for isochronous transfers. To prevent the MM subsystem from complaining about these bad allocation requests, add the __GFP_NOWARN flag to the kmalloc calls for these buffers.

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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
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-03-25 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-03-25 CVE Published
  • 2024-12-19 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux
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< 4.19.193
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Linux
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< 5.4.124
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Linux
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< 5.10.42
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Linux
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< 5.12.9
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Linux
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< 5.13
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