Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2021-45469 (CCN-216042)

Assigned:2021-12-12
Published:2021-12-12
Updated:2022-04-06
Summary:In __f2fs_setxattr in fs/f2fs/xattr.c in the Linux kernel through 5.15.11, there is an out-of-bounds memory access when an inode has an invalid last xattr entry.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
7.8 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-125
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2021-45469

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[oss-security] 20211224 CVE-2021-45469: Linux kernel: an out-of-bounds memory access in fs/f2fs/xattr.c __f2fs_setxattr

Source: CCN
Type: Kernel.org Bugzilla - Bug 215235
page fault in f2fs_setxattr() when mount and operate on corrupted image

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=215235

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linux-kernel-cve202145469-code-exec(216042)

Source: CCN
Type: Linux Kernel GIT Repository
f2fs: fix to do sanity check on last xattr entry in __f2fs_setxattr()

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/chao/linux.git/commit/?h=dev&id=5598b24efaf4892741c798b425d543e4bed357a1

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[debian-lts-announce] 20220309 [SECURITY] [DLA 2941-1] linux-4.19 security update

Source: FEDORA
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
FEDORA-2021-c387682aa1

Source: FEDORA
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
FEDORA-2021-a7a558062e

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220114-0003/

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Third Party Advisory
DSA-5050

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Third Party Advisory
DSA-5096

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2021-45469

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 5.15.11)

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 3:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 4:
  • cpe:/o:netapp:h410c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/h:netapp:h410c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 5:
  • cpe:/o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/h:netapp:h300s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 6:
  • cpe:/o:netapp:h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/h:netapp:h500s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 7:
  • cpe:/o:netapp:h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/h:netapp:h700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 8:
  • cpe:/o:netapp:h300e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/h:netapp:h300e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 9:
  • cpe:/o:netapp:h500e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/h:netapp:h500e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 10:
  • cpe:/o:netapp:h700e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/h:netapp:h700e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 11:
  • cpe:/o:netapp:h410s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/h:netapp:h410s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    linux linux kernel *
    fedoraproject fedora 34
    fedoraproject fedora 35
    debian debian linux 9.0
    debian debian linux 10.0
    debian debian linux 11.0
    netapp h410c firmware -
    netapp h410c -
    netapp h300s firmware -
    netapp h300s -
    netapp h500s firmware -
    netapp h500s -
    netapp h700s firmware -
    netapp h700s -
    netapp h300e firmware -
    netapp h300e -
    netapp h500e firmware -
    netapp h500e -
    netapp h700e firmware -
    netapp h700e -
    netapp h410s firmware -
    netapp h410s -
    linux linux kernel 5.15.11