Out-of-Bounds Write in Linux kernel (CVE-2021-47536)
Summary
Out-of-bounds write in Linux kernel (CVE-2021-47536). 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/smc: fix wrong list_del in smc_lgr_cleanup_early
smc_lgr_cleanup_early() meant to delete the link
group from the link group list, but it deleted
the list head by mistake.
This may cause memory corruption since we didn't
remove the real link group from the list and later
memseted the link group structure.
We got a list corruption panic when testing:
[ 231.277259] list_del corruption. prev->next should be ffff8881398a8000, but was 0000000000000000
[ 231.278222] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 231.278726] kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:53!
[ 231.279326] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
[ 231.279803] CPU: 0 PID: 5 Comm: kworker/0:0 Not tainted 5.10.46+ #435
[ 231.280466] Hardware name: Alibaba Cloud ECS, BIOS 8c24b4c 04/01/2014
[ 231.281248] Workqueue: events smc_link_down_work
[ 231.281732] RIP: 0010:__list_del_entry_valid+0x70/0x90
[ 231.282258] Code: 4c 60 82 e8 7d cc 6a 00 0f 0b 48 89 fe 48 c7 c7 88 4c
60 82 e8 6c cc 6a 00 0f 0b 48 89 fe 48 c7 c7 c0 4c 60 82 e8 5b cc 6a 00 <0f>
0b 48 89 fe 48 c7 c7 00 4d 60 82 e8 4a cc 6a 00 0f 0b cc cc cc
[ 231.284146] RSP: 0018:ffffc90000033d58 EFLAGS: 00010292
[ 231.284685] RAX: 0000000000000054 RBX: ffff8881398a8000 RCX: 0000000000000000
[ 231.285415] RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: ffff88813bc18040 RDI: ffff88813bc18040
[ 231.286141] RBP: ffffffff8305ad40 R08: 0000000000000003 R09: 0000000000000001
[ 231.286873] R10: ffffffff82803da0 R11: ffffc…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-47536 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2021-47536" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2021-47536 (Linux kernel) — CWE-787 / CVSS v3 9.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / 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 write (CWE-787) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8/10). 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-2021-47536 linux Fixed in: 5.15.15-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47536 linux-hwe-edge
References
- patch git.kernel.org
- patch git.kernel.org
- patch git.kernel.org