Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2021-47650 |
CWE-ID | CWE-125 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software |
Linux kernel Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Linux Foundation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU104541
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-47650
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the snd_soc_new_compress() function in sound/soc/soc-compress.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsLinux kernel: All versions
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08af6da684b44097ea09f1d74d5858b837ed203b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4639c1d97f385f4784f44d66a3da0672f4951ada
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68a69ad8df959e5211ed4a8e120783b2d352ea74
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de2c6f98817fa5decb9b7d3b3a8a3ab864c10588
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f69a75cb8a98c6c487d620442c68595726a69f60
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc237b8d624f4bcb0f21a532627ce4e3b3a85569
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.