FKIE_CVE-2021-3492

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-04-17 05:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:05
Severity
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Shiftfs, an out-of-tree stacking file system included in Ubuntu Linux kernels, did not properly handle faults occurring during copy_from_user() correctly. These could lead to either a double-free situation or memory not being freed at all. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (kernel memory exhaustion) or gain privileges via executing arbitrary code. AKA ZDI-CAN-13562.
References
security@ubuntu.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162614/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0077-1.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@ubuntu.comhttps://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/focal/commit/?id=25c891a949bf918b59cbc6e4932015ba4c35c333Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
security@ubuntu.comhttps://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/focal/commit/?id=8fee52ab9da87d82bc6de9ebb3480fff9b4d53e6Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
security@ubuntu.comhttps://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4917-1Vendor Advisory
security@ubuntu.comhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/04/16/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@ubuntu.comhttps://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-422/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162614/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0077-1.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/focal/commit/?id=25c891a949bf918b59cbc6e4932015ba4c35c333Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/focal/commit/?id=8fee52ab9da87d82bc6de9ebb3480fff9b4d53e6Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4917-1Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/04/16/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-422/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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