Buffer overflow in Linux
CVE-2021-47286
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bus: mhi: core: Validate channel ID when processing command completions MHI reads the channel ID from the event ring element sent by the device which can be any value between 0 and 255. In order to prevent any out of bound accesses, add a check against the maximum number of channels supported by the controller and those channels not configured yet so as to skip processing of that event ring element.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.002 (14.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 1d3173a3bae7039b765a0956e3e4bf846dbaacb8, 5.7, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 5.14
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-47286?
- CVE-2021-47286 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-05-21.
- How severe is CVE-2021-47286?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.