Out-of-Bounds Read in Linux kernel (CVE-2021-47309)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2021-47309). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: validate lwtstate->data before returning from skb_tunnel_info()
skb_tunnel_info() returns pointer of lwtstate->data as ip_tunnel_info
type without validation. lwtstate->data can have various types such as
mpls_iptunnel_encap, etc and these are not compatible.
So skb_tunnel_info() should validate before returning that pointer.
Splat looks like:
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in vxlan_get_route+0x418/0x4b0 [vxlan]
Read of size 2 at addr ffff888106ec2698 by task ping/811
CPU: 1 PID: 811 Comm: ping Not tainted 5.13.0+ #1195
Call Trace:
dump_stack_lvl+0x56/0x7b
print_address_description.constprop.8.cold.13+0x13/0x2ee
? vxlan_get_route+0x418/0x4b0 [vxlan]
? vxlan_get_route+0x418/0x4b0 [vxlan]
kasan_report.cold.14+0x83/0xdf
? vxlan_get_route+0x418/0x4b0 [vxlan]
vxlan_get_route+0x418/0x4b0 [vxlan]
[ ... ]
vxlan_xmit_one+0x148b/0x32b0 [vxlan]
[ ... ]
vxlan_xmit+0x25c5/0x4780 [vxlan]
[ ... ]
dev_hard_start_xmit+0x1ae/0x6e0
__dev_queue_xmit+0x1f39/0x31a0
[ ... ]
neigh_xmit+0x2f9/0x940
mpls_xmit+0x911/0x1600 [mpls_iptunnel]
lwtunnel_xmit+0x18f/0x450
ip_finish_output2+0x867/0x2040
[ ... ]
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-47309 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2021-47309" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2021-47309 (Linux kernel) — CWE-125 / CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47309 linux Fixed in: 5.14.6-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47309 linux-azure Fixed in: 4.15.0-1124.137~14.04.1
References
- patch git.kernel.org
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