Improper privilege management in Linux kernel iommu intel driver

1) Improper privilege management

EUVDB-ID: #VU93738

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-47035

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to read and manipulate data.

The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed permissions within the __domain_mapping() function in drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.c. A local user can read and manipulate data.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

External links

http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c848416cc05afc1589edba04fe00b85c2f797ee3
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89bd620798704a8805fc9db0d71d7f812cf5b3d2
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25faff78138933244c678c7fc78f7c0340fa04a0
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66c24699f266ff310381a9552d3576eea8ad6e20
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eea53c5816889ee8b64544fa2e9311a81184ff9c

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.