CVE-2021-38160

kernel: data corruption or loss can be triggered by an untrusted device that supplies a buf->len value exceeding the buffer size in drivers/char/virtio_console.c

Published Aug 7, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In drivers/char/virtio_console.c in the Linux kernel before 5.13.4, data corruption or loss can be triggered by an untrusted device that supplies a buf->len value exceeding the buffer size. NOTE: the vendor indicates that the cited data corruption is not a vulnerability in any existing use case; the length validation was added solely for robustness in the face of anomalous host OS behavior

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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
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5073-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5073-2 Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5073-3 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5091-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5091-2 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5092-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5092-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5096-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5106-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5343-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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