SB2024060537 - Off-by-one in Linux kernel irqchip driver



SB2024060537 - Off-by-one in Linux kernel irqchip driver

Published: June 5, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2024060537
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Off-by-one (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-47373)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an off-by-one error within the its_vpe_irq_domain_alloc() function in drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.