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CVE-2021-47444

drm/edid: In connector_bad_edid() cap num_of_ext by num_blocks read

Severity Score

7.1
*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: drm/edid: In connector_bad_edid() cap num_of_ext by num_blocks read In commit e11f5bd8228f ("drm: Add support for DP 1.4 Compliance edid
corruption test") the function connector_bad_edid() started assuming
that the memory for the EDID passed to it was big enough to hold
`edid[0x7e] + 1` blocks of data (1 extra for the base block). It
completely ignored the fact that the function was passed `num_blocks`
which indicated how much memory had been allocated for the EDID. Let's fix this by adding a bounds check. This is important for handling the case where there's an error in the
first block of the EDID. In that case we will call
connector_bad_edid() without having re-allocated memory based on
`edid[0x7e]`.

En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: drm/edid: En conector_bad_edid() cap num_of_ext por num_blocks leído En commit e11f5bd8228f ("drm: Agregar soporte para prueba de corrupción edid de cumplimiento de DP 1.4") la función conector_bad_edid() comenzó a asumir que la memoria para el EDID que se le pasó era lo suficientemente grande como para contener bloques de datos `edid[0x7e] + 1` (1 adicional para el bloque base). Ignoró por completo el hecho de que a la función se le pasó `num_blocks`, que indicaba cuánta memoria se había asignado para el EDID. Arreglemos esto agregando una verificación de los límites. Esto es importante para manejar el caso en el que hay un error en el primer bloque del EDID. En ese caso llamaremos a Connector_bad_edid() sin haber reasignado memoria en base a `edid[0x7e]`.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/edid: In connector_bad_edid() cap num_of_ext by num_blocks read In commit e11f5bd8228f ("drm: Add support for DP 1.4 Compliance edid corruption test") the function connector_bad_edid() started assuming that the memory for the EDID passed to it was big enough to hold `edid[0x7e] + 1` blocks of data (1 extra for the base block). It completely ignored the fact that the function was passed `num_blocks` which indicated how much memory had been allocated for the EDID. Let's fix this by adding a bounds check. This is important for handling the case where there's an error in the first block of the EDID. In that case we will call connector_bad_edid() without having re-allocated memory based on `edid[0x7e]`.

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CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-05-21 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-05-22 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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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.7 < 5.10.75
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.7 < 5.14.14
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.7 < 5.15
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