CVE-2021-47444
What it is
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]`.
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
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.75
- Linux Kernel < 5.14.14
- Linux Kernel 5.15
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/09f3946bb452918dbfb1982add56f9ffaae393dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97794170b696856483f74b47bfb6049780d2d3a0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7b45024f66f9ec769e8dbb1a51ae83cd05929c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09f3946bb452918dbfb1982add56f9ffaae393dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97794170b696856483f74b47bfb6049780d2d3a0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7b45024f66f9ec769e8dbb1a51ae83cd05929c7
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09f3946bb452918dbfb1982add56f9ffaae393dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97794170b696856483f74b47bfb6049780d2d3a0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7b45024f66f9ec769e8dbb1a51ae83cd05929c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09f3946bb452918dbfb1982add56f9ffaae393dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97794170b696856483f74b47bfb6049780d2d3a0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7b45024f66f9ec769e8dbb1a51ae83cd05929c7