cve-2021-27365
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-03-07 04:22
Modified
2024-08-03 20:48
Severity ?
Summary
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.11.3. Certain iSCSI data structures do not have appropriate length constraints or checks, and can exceed the PAGE_SIZE value. An unprivileged user can send a Netlink message that is associated with iSCSI, and has a length up to the maximum length of a Netlink message.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162117/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0075-1.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://blog.grimm-co.com/2021/03/new-old-bugs-in-linux-kernel.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1182715Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ec98ea7070e94cc25a422ec97d1421e28d97b7eeMailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f9dbdf97a5bd92b1a49cee3d591b55b11fd7a6d5Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00035.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210409-0001/Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/06/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162117/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0075-1.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://blog.grimm-co.com/2021/03/new-old-bugs-in-linux-kernel.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1182715Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ec98ea7070e94cc25a422ec97d1421e28d97b7eeMailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f9dbdf97a5bd92b1a49cee3d591b55b11fd7a6d5Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00035.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210409-0001/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/06/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
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