# CVE-2021-47240: net: qrtr: fix OOB Read in qrtr_endpoint_post

> An integer overflow in the Linux kernel QRTR subsystem allows out-of-bounds reads, potentially leading to information disclosure or system crashes.

- **Severity:** High 8.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 21 May 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47240, GHSA-6h98-v544-xj7q, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47240

## What is CVE-2021-47240?

CVE-2021-47240 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 May 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:

net: qrtr: fix OOB Read in qrtr_endpoint_post

Syzbot reported slab-out-of-bounds Read in
qrtr_endpoint_post. The problem was in wrong
_size_ type:

	if (len != ALIGN(size, 4) + hdrlen)
		goto err;

If size from qrtr_hdr is 4294967293 (0xfffffffd), the result of
ALIGN(size, 4) will be 0. In case of len == hdrlen and size == 4294967293
in header this check won't fail and

	skb_put_data(skb, data + hdrlen, size);

will read out of bound from data, which is hdrlen allocated block.

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47240?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-47240?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2021-47240 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47240 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-47240 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-47240 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47240 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47240/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47240/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-47240
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47240
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-47240

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-47240/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.