SB2024060492 - Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel netfilter
Published: June 4, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024060492
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
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-2021-47245)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the synproxy_parse_options() function in net/netfilter/nf_synproxy_core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1eb98cfeafdd85537e7e3cefe93ca9bfbcc3ea8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/576c1526b4d83c44ad7b673cb841f36cbc6cb6c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/674b5f0c6a4fc5d3abce877048290cea6091fcb1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d9a9a1a88a3da574e019b4de756bc73337b3b0b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6defc77d48eff74075b80ad5925061b2fc010d98
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cdf299ba4e153b5e56187648420de22c6216f02
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f648089337cb8ed40b2bb96e244f72b9d97dc96b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5fc177ab759418c9537433e63301096e733fb915
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.238
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.196
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.274
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.274
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.46
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.128