CVE-2021-47288

media: ngene: Fix out-of-bounds bug in ngene_command_config_free_buf()

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: May 21, 2024 at 02:34 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:17 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: ngene: Fix out-of-bounds bug in ngene_command_config_free_buf() Fix an 11-year old bug in ngene_command_config_free_buf() while addressing the following warnings caught with -Warray-bounds: arch/alpha/include/asm/string.h:22:16: warning: '__builtin_memcpy' offset [12, 16] from the object at 'com' is out of the bounds of referenced subobject 'config' with type 'unsigned char' at offset 10 [-Warray-bounds] arch/x86/include/asm/string_32.h:182:25: warning: '__builtin_memcpy' offset [12, 16] from the object at 'com' is out of the bounds of referenced subobject 'config' with type 'unsigned char' at offset 10 [-Warray-bounds] The problem is that the original code is trying to copy 6 bytes of data into a one-byte size member _config_ of the wrong structue FW_CONFIGURE_BUFFERS, in a single call to memcpy(). This causes a legitimate compiler warning because memcpy() overruns the length of &com.cmd.ConfigureBuffers.config. It seems that the right structure is FW_CONFIGURE_FREE_BUFFERS, instead, because it contains 6 more members apart from the header _hdr_. Also, the name of the function ngene_command_config_free_buf() suggests that the actual intention is to ConfigureFreeBuffers, instead of ConfigureBuffers (which takes place in the function ngene_command_config_buf(), above). Fix this by enclosing those 6 members of struct FW_CONFIGURE_FREE_BUFFERS into new struct config, and use &com.cmd.ConfigureFreeBuffers.config as the destination address, instead of &com.cmd.ConfigureBuffers.config, when calling memcpy(). This also helps with the ongoing efforts to globally enable -Warray-bounds and get us closer to being able to tighten the FORTIFY_SOURCE routines on memcpy().

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2.6.34 ≤ v < 4.14.2412.6.34 ≤ v < 4.19.1992.6.34 ≤ v < 4.4.2772.6.34 ≤ v < 4.9.2772.6.34 ≤ v < 5.10.542.6.34 ≤ v < 5.13.62.6.34 ≤ v < 5.142.6.34 ≤ v < 5.4.1364.10 ≤ v < 4.14.2414.15 ≤ v < 4.19.1994.20 ≤ v < 5.4.1364.5 ≤ v < 4.9.2775.11 ≤ v < 5.13.65.5 ≤ v < 5.10.545.14 rc15.14 rc2dae52d009fc950b5c209260d50fcc000f5becd3c
Vendor states this is fixed in 4487b968e5eacd02c493303dc2b61150bb7fe4b2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8d4abca95ecc82fc8c41912fa0085281f19cc29f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b9a178f189bb6d75293573e181928735f5e3e070 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c6ddeb63dd543b5474b0217c4e47538b7ffd7686 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e617fa62f6cf859a7b042cdd6c73af905ff8fca3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e818f2ff648581a6c553ae2bebc5dcef9a8bb90c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e991457afdcb5f4dbc5bc9d79eaf775be33e7092 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ec731c6ef564ee6fc101fc5d73e3a3a953d09a00 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.34 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.241 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.199 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.4.277 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.9.277 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.54 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.13.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.136 (unaffected)

References (8)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4487b968e5eacd02c493303dc2b61150bb7fe4b2
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d4abca95ecc82fc8c41912fa0085281f19cc29f
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9a178f189bb6d75293573e181928735f5e3e070
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6ddeb63dd543b5474b0217c4e47538b7ffd7686
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e617fa62f6cf859a7b042cdd6c73af905ff8fca3
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e818f2ff648581a6c553ae2bebc5dcef9a8bb90c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e991457afdcb5f4dbc5bc9d79eaf775be33e7092
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec731c6ef564ee6fc101fc5d73e3a3a953d09a00

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-125

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