GSD-2021-1002001 mlxsw: thermal: Fix out-of-bounds memory accesses
Out-of-bounds memory access in the mlxsw thermal driver can cause system instability or crashes, requiring a kernel patch.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not stated
- Fix
- None listed
What is GSD-2021-1002001?
GSD-2021-1002001 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Kernel, published on 14 Nov 2021.
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 v5.4.155 by commit ae0993739e14a102d506aa09e11b0065f3144f10, it was introduced in version v4.10 by commit a50c1e35650b929500bd89be61c89d95a267ce56. For more details please see the references link.
Which versions are affected by GSD-2021-1002001?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including Kernel.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Kernel Linux | All versions | None |
How do I fix GSD-2021-1002001?
No fix has been published for GSD-2021-1002001 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-2021-1002001 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of GSD-2021-1002001 in the wild and no public exploit code.