Vulnerability identifier: #VU59694
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components /
Operating system
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the sound/soc/qcom/sdm845.c soundwire device driver in Linux kernel. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger a buffer overflow, when an unexpected port ID number is encountered, and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Linux kernel: before 5.12, 5.12
External links
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?id=1c668e1c0a0f74472469cd514f40c9012b324c31
https://lore.kernel.org/alsa-devel/20210309142129.14182-2-srinivas.kandagatla@linaro.org/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PTRNPQTZ4GVS46SZ4OBXY5YDOGVPSTGQ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4VCKIOXCOZGXBEZMO5LGGV5MWCHO6FT3/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T2S3I4SLRNRUQDOFYUS6IUAZMQNMPNLG/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210430-0003/
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.