CVE-2021-22566

CRITICAL

Linux - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An incorrect setting of UXN bits within mmu_flags_to_s1_pte_attr lead to privileged executable pages being mapped as executable from an unprivileged context. This can be leveraged by an attacker to bypass executability restrictions of kernel-mode pages from user-mode. An incorrect setting of PXN bits within mmu_flags_to_s1_pte_attr lead to unprivileged executable pages being mapped as executable from a privileged context. This can be leveraged by an attacker to bypass executability restrictions of user-mode pages from kernel-mode. Typically this allows a potential attacker to circumvent a mitigation, making exploitation of potential kernel-mode vulnerabilities easier. We recommend updating kernel beyond commit 7d731b4e9599088ac3073956933559da7bca6a00 and rebuilding.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://fuchsia.googlesource.com/fuchsia/+/7d731b4e9599088ac3073956933559da7bca6a00

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0001
EPSS Percentile 3.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-275 CWE-732
Status published
Products (1)
google/fuchsia
Published Jan 18, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026