CVE-2021-38160

** DISPUTED ** In drivers/char/virtio_console.c in the Linux kernel before 5.13.4, data corruption or loss can be triggered by an untrusted device that supplies a buf->len value exceeding the buffer size. NOTE: the vendor indicates that the cited data corruption is not a vulnerability in any existing use case; the length validation was added solely for robustness in the face of anomalous host OS behavior.

Summary:

** DISPUTED ** In drivers/char/virtio_console.c in the Linux kernel before 5.13.4, data corruption or loss can be triggered by an untrusted device that supplies a buf->len value exceeding the buffer size. NOTE: the vendor indicates that the cited data corruption is not a vulnerability in any existing use case; the length validation was added solely for robustness in the face of anomalous host OS behavior.

Reference Links(if available):

  • https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13.4
  • https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d00d8da5869a2608e97cfede094dfc5e11462a46
  • https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-38160
  • https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210902-0010/
  • https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4978
  • CVSS Score (if available)

    v2: / MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

    v3: / HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

    Links to Exploits(if available)