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CVE-2021-42008

high

Description

The decode_data function in drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c in the Linux kernel before 5.13.13 has a slab out-of-bounds write. Input from a process that has the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability can lead to root access.

References

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211104-0002/

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5f9xLK8Vhw

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=19d1532a187669ce86d5a2696eb7275310070793

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13.13

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-10-05

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00821