CVE-2021-3753

kernel: a race out-of-bound read in vt

Published Feb 16, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A race problem was seen in the vt_k_ioctl in drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel, which may cause an out of bounds read in vt as the write access to vc_mode is not protected by lock-in vt_ioctl (KDSETMDE). The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2785-1 linux-4.19 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2843-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4978-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-27028 A race problem was seen in the vt_k_ioctl in drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel, which may cause an out of bounds read in vt as the write access to vc_mode is not protected by lock-in vt_ioctl (KDSETMDE). The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5113-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5115-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5117-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5136-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5137-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5137-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6221-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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