CVE-2021-47135 mt76: mt7921: fix possible AOOB issue in mt7921_mcu_tx_rate_report

High 7.8 Published Updated

An array out-of-bounds access in the mt7921 Wi-Fi driver can cause a kernel crash, requiring a patch to prevent denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-47135?

CVE-2021-47135 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 15 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mt76: mt7921: fix possible AOOB issue in mt7921_mcu_tx_rate_report

Fix possible array out of bound access in mt7921_mcu_tx_rate_report. Remove unnecessary varibable in mt7921_mcu_tx_rate_report

Weakness: CWE-129

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47135?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2021-47135?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-47135 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2021-47135 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47135 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-xvqv-m23r-hxp7, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47135.

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