CVE-2021-46940
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tools/power turbostat: Fix offset overflow issue in index converting The idx_to_offset() function returns type int (32-bit signed), but MSR_PKG_ENERGY_STAT is u32 and would be interpreted as a negative number. The end result is that it hits the if (offset < 0) check in update_msr_sum() which prevents the timer callback from updating the stat in the background when long durations are used. The similar issue exists in offset_to_idx() and update_msr_sum(). Fix this issue by converting the 'int' to 'off_t' accordingly.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-190 · Integer overflow
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.36
- Linux Kernel < 5.11.20
- Linux Kernel < 5.12.3
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13a779de4175df602366d129e41782ad7168cef0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/337b1546cde87fb8588ddaedf0201b769baa572a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbdf22fc825fdb1d97f23230064e0f9819471628
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea6803ff2cd1a2d7d880256bf562172b708a76ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13a779de4175df602366d129e41782ad7168cef0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/337b1546cde87fb8588ddaedf0201b769baa572a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbdf22fc825fdb1d97f23230064e0f9819471628
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea6803ff2cd1a2d7d880256bf562172b708a76ff
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13a779de4175df602366d129e41782ad7168cef0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/337b1546cde87fb8588ddaedf0201b769baa572a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbdf22fc825fdb1d97f23230064e0f9819471628
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea6803ff2cd1a2d7d880256bf562172b708a76ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13a779de4175df602366d129e41782ad7168cef0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/337b1546cde87fb8588ddaedf0201b769baa572a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbdf22fc825fdb1d97f23230064e0f9819471628
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea6803ff2cd1a2d7d880256bf562172b708a76ff