GSD-2021-1001903 mlxsw: thermal: Fix out-of-bounds memory accesses
Out-of-bounds memory access in the mlxsw thermal driver allows local attackers to cause denial of service or potentially execute code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is GSD-2021-1001903?
GSD-2021-1001903 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Kernel, published on 28 Oct 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
mlxsw: thermal: Fix out-of-bounds memory accesses
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 v5.14.14 by commit df8e58716afb3bee2b59de66b1ba1033f2e26303, it was introduced in version v4.10 by commit a50c1e35650b929500bd89be61c89d95a267ce56. For more details please see the references link.
Which versions are affected by GSD-2021-1001903?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including Kernel.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Kernel Linux | All versions | None |
How do I fix GSD-2021-1001903?
No fix has been published for GSD-2021-1001903 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 GSD-2021-1001903 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of GSD-2021-1001903 in the wild and no public exploit code.