CVE-2021-47604 vduse: check that offset is within bounds in get_config()

What is CVE-2021-47604?

CVE-2021-47604 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Jun 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:

vduse: check that offset is within bounds in get_config()

This condition checks "len" but it does not check "offset" and that could result in an out of bounds read if "offset > dev->config_size". The problem is that since both variables are unsigned the "dev->config_size - offset" subtraction would result in a very high unsigned value.

I think these checks might not be necessary because "len" and "offset" are supposed to already have been validated using the vhost_vdpa_config_validate() function. But I do not know the code perfectly, and I like to be safe.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-47604?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2021-47604?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2021-47604 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-47604 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47604, GHSA-5583-qmch-62x6, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47604.