Use-After-Free in Linux kernel (CVE-2021-47341)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2021-47341). 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:
KVM: mmio: Fix use-after-free Read in kvm_vm_ioctl_unregister_coalesced_mmio
BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in kvm_vm_ioctl_unregister_coalesced_mmio+0x7c/0x1ec arch/arm64/kvm/../../../virt/kvm/coalesced_mmio.c:183
Read of size 8 at addr ffff0000c03a2500 by task syz-executor083/4269
CPU: 5 PID: 4269 Comm: syz-executor083 Not tainted 5.10.0 #7
Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT)
Call trace:
dump_backtrace+0x0/0x2d0 arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c:132
show_stack+0x28/0x34 arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c:196
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:77 [inline]
dump_stack+0x110/0x164 lib/dump_stack.c:118
print_address_description+0x78/0x5c8 mm/kasan/report.c:385
__kasan_report mm/kasan/report.c:545 [inline]
kasan_report+0x148/0x1e4 mm/kasan/report.c:562
check_memory_region_inline mm/kasan/generic.c:183 [inline]
__asan_load8+0xb4/0xbc mm/kasan/generic.c:252
kvm_vm_ioctl_unregister_coalesced_mmio+0x7c/0x1ec arch/arm64/kvm/../../../virt/kvm/coalesced_mmio.c:183
kvm_vm_ioctl+0xe30/0x14c4 arch/arm64/kvm/../../../virt/kvm/kvm_main.c:3755
vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:48 [inline]
__do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:753 [inline]
__se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:739 [inline]
__arm64_sys_ioctl+0xf88/0x131c fs/ioctl.c:739
__invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:36 [inline]
invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:48 [inline]
el0_svc_common arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:158 [inline]
do_el0_svc+0x120/0x290 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:220
e…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-47341 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-2021-47341" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2021-47341 (Linux kernel) — CWE-416 / 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.
Use-after-free (CWE-416) 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-2021-47341 linux Fixed in: 5.14.6-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47341 linux-hwe-edge
References
- patch git.kernel.org
- patch git.kernel.org
- patch git.kernel.org
- patch git.kernel.org
- patch git.kernel.org