SB2021122918 - Fedora 34 update for kernel
Published: December 29, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021122918
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-45469)
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the __f2fs_setxattr() function in fs/f2fs/xattr.c in the Linux kernel when an inode has an invalid last xattr entry. A local user can create a specially crafted f2fs image, trigger an out-of-bounds read error, and perform a denial of service attack or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.