CVE-2021-42008

Summary

CVECVE-2021-42008
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-10-05 00:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-05-12 12:59:00 UTC
DescriptionThe decode_data function in drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c in the Linux kernel before 5.13.13 has a slab out-of-bounds write. Input from a process that has the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability can lead to root access.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Hardware Netapp H300e - All All All
Operating System Netapp H300e Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H300s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H300s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H410c - All All All
Operating System Netapp H410c Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H410s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H410s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H500e - All All All
Operating System Netapp H500e Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H500s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H500s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H700e - All All All
Operating System Netapp H700e Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H700s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H700s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp Solidfire Baseboard Management Controller - All All All
Operating System Netapp Solidfire Baseboard Management Controller Firmware - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13.13 MISC cdn.kernel.org
Privilege escalation on latest Ubuntu kernel - YouTube MISC www.youtube.com
CVE-2021-42008 Linux Kernel Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MISC git.kernel.org
[SECURITY] [DLA 2843-1] linux security update MLIST lists.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 178943 Debian Security Update for linux (DLA 2843-1)
  • 180323 Debian Security Update for linux (CVE-2021-42008)
  • 198540 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5113-1)
  • 198541 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5114-1)
  • 198542 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (OEM) Vulnerabilities (USN-5115-1)
  • 198544 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5116-1)
  • 198546 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5116-2)
  • 353242 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAC2012-2022-036
  • 353243 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kmod-mlx5 : ALAC2012-2022-037
  • 353244 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kmod-sfc : ALAC2012-2022-038
  • 671181 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-2934)
  • 671252 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-1171)
  • 751336 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:1460-1)
  • 751342 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:3641-1)
  • 751346 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:3655-1)
  • 751349 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:1477-1)
  • 751353 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:3675-1)
  • 751381 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3748-1)
  • 751437 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3876-1)
  • 751441 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:3876-1)
  • 751451 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3935-1)
  • 751473 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3969-1)
  • 751476 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3972-1)
  • 900369 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (5963)
  • 901062 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (6598-1)
  • 906128 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (5963-1)
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