GSD-2021-1000401 soc/tegra: regulators: Fix locking up when voltage-spread is out of range
A locking issue in Tegra regulators causes a system lockup when voltage-spread is out of range, requiring local high-privilege access to trigger.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is GSD-2021-1000401?
GSD-2021-1000401 is a denial of service vulnerability in Kernel, published on 31 May 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
soc/tegra: regulators: Fix locking up when voltage-spread is out of range
This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.10.37 by commit a1ad124c836816fac8bd5e461d36eaf33cee4e24, it was introduced in version v5.5 by commit 783807436f363e5b1ad4d43ba7debbedfcadbb99. For more details please see the references link.
Which versions are affected by GSD-2021-1000401?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including Kernel.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Kernel Linux | All versions | None |
How do I fix GSD-2021-1000401?
No fix has been published for GSD-2021-1000401 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is GSD-2021-1000401 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of GSD-2021-1000401 in the wild and no public exploit code.