CVE-2021-47339

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 5.12.18 - Information Disclosure via Uninitialized Ioctl Input Data

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: v4l2-core: explicitly clear ioctl input data As seen from a recent syzbot bug report, mistakes in the compat ioctl implementation can lead to uninitialized kernel stack data getting used as input for driver ioctl handlers. The reported bug is now fixed, but it's possible that other related bugs are still present or get added in the future. As the drivers need to check user input already, the possible impact is fairly low, but it might still cause an information leak. To be on the safe side, always clear the entire ioctl buffer before calling the conversion handler functions that are meant to initialize them.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0024
EPSS Percentile 14.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-908
Status published
Products (9)
Linux/Linux < 5.11
Linux/Linux 5.11
Linux/Linux 5.12.18 - 5.12.*
Linux/Linux 5.13.3 - 5.13.*
Linux/Linux 5.14
Linux/Linux 8dbcc3fa387c16abfc88a628cf528c439c91b332 - 7b53cca764f9b291b7907fcd39d9e66ad728ee0b
Linux/Linux 8dbcc3fa387c16abfc88a628cf528c439c91b332 - bfb48b54db25c3b4ef4bef5e0691464ebc4aa335
Linux/Linux 8dbcc3fa387c16abfc88a628cf528c439c91b332 - dc02c0b2bd6096f2f3ce63e1fc317aeda05f74d8
linux/linux_kernel < 5.12.18
Published May 21, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026