VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-45469
In __f2fs_setxattr in fs/f2fs/xattr.c in the Linux kernel through 5.15.11, there is an out-of-bounds memory access when an inode has an invalid last xattr entry.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.55%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.55%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In __f2fs_setxattr in fs/f2fs/xattr.c in the Linux kernel through 5.15.11, there is an out-of-bounds memory access when an inode has an invalid last xattr entry.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.55% probability · 44th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux · netapp/h410c firmware · netapp/h300s firmware · netapp/h500s firmware · netapp/h700s firmware · netapp/h300e firmware · netapp/h500e firmware · netapp/h700e firmware · netapp/h410s firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/25/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=215235Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/chao/linux.git/commit/?h=dev&id=5598b24efaf4892741c798b425d543e4bed357a1Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AK2C4A43BZSWATZWFUHHHUQF3HPIALNP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QG7XV2WXKMSMKIQKIBG5LW3Y3GXEWG5Q/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220114-0003/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5050Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/25/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=215235Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/chao/linux.git/commit/?h=dev&id=5598b24efaf4892741c798b425d543e4bed357a1Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AK2C4A43BZSWATZWFUHHHUQF3HPIALNP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QG7XV2WXKMSMKIQKIBG5LW3Y3GXEWG5Q/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220114-0003/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5050Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.