CVE-2021-47607

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La implementaci\u00f3n de BPF_CMPXCHG en un nivel alto tiene los siguientes par\u00e1metros: .-[old-val] .-[new-val ] BPF_R0 = cmpxchg{32,64}(DST_REG + insn->off, BPF_R0, SRC_REG) `-[mem-loc] `-[old-val] Dado un BPF insn solo puede tener dos registros (dst, src), el R0 es fijo y se utiliza como registro auxiliar para la entrada (valor anterior), as\u00ed como para la salida (devolver el valor anterior desde la ubicaci\u00f3n de la memoria). Si bien el verificador realiza una serie de comprobaciones de seguridad, no rechaza los programas sin privilegios donde R0 contiene un puntero como valor antiguo. A trav\u00e9s de la fuerza bruta, en mi m\u00e1quina se necesitan aproximadamente 16 segundos para filtrar un puntero del kernel con BPF_CMPXCHG. B\u00e1sicamente, PoC busca direcciones del kernel almacenando la direcci\u00f3n adivinada en la ranura del mapa como un escalar y usando el puntero del valor del mapa como R0, mientras que SRC_REG tiene un valor canario para detectar una direcci\u00f3n coincidente. Solucionelo comprobando R0 en busca de punteros y rech\u00e1celo si ese es el caso de los programas sin privilegios."}], "id": "CVE-2021-47607", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T04:18:09.170", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}], "ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2021-47607", "options": [{"exploitation": "none"}, {"automatable": "no"}, {"technicalImpact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "timestamp": "2024-09-10T17:12:04.882836Z", "version": "2.0.3"}}]}, "published": "2024-06-19T15:15:55.263", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a82fe085f344ef20b452cd5f481010ff96b5c4cd"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f87a6c160ecc8c7b417d25f508d3f076fe346136"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a82fe085f344ef20b452cd5f481010ff96b5c4cd"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f87a6c160ecc8c7b417d25f508d3f076fe346136"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "NVD-CWE-noinfo"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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