CVE-2021-47383

tty: Fix out-of-bound vmalloc access in imageblit

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: May 21, 2024 at 03:03 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 09:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tty: Fix out-of-bound vmalloc access in imageblit This issue happens when a userspace program does an ioctl FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO passing the fb_var_screeninfo struct containing only the fields xres, yres, and bits_per_pixel with values. If this struct is the same as the previous ioctl, the vc_resize() detects it and doesn't call the resize_screen(), leaving the fb_var_screeninfo incomplete. And this leads to the updatescrollmode() calculates a wrong value to fbcon_display->vrows, which makes the real_y() return a wrong value of y, and that value, eventually, causes the imageblit to access an out-of-bound address value. To solve this issue I made the resize_screen() be called even if the screen does not need any resizing, so it will "fix and fill" the fb_var_screeninfo independently.

Affected

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

v < 4.4.2862.6.12 ≤ v < 4.14.2492.6.12 ≤ v < 4.19.2092.6.12 ≤ v < 4.4.2862.6.12 ≤ v < 4.9.2852.6.12 ≤ v < 5.10.712.6.12 ≤ v < 5.14.102.6.12 ≤ v < 5.152.6.12 ≤ v < 5.4.1514.10 ≤ v < 4.14.2494.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2094.20 ≤ v < 5.4.1514.5 ≤ v < 4.9.2855.11 ≤ v < 5.14.105.5 ≤ v < 5.10.711da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac22.6.12
Vendor states this is fixed in 067c694d06040db6f0c65281bb358452ca6d85b9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3b0c406124719b625b1aba431659f5cdc24a982c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 699d926585daa6ec44be556cdc1ab89e5d54557b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 70aed03b1d5a5df974f456cdc8eedb213c94bb8b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7e71fcedfda6f7de18f850a6b36e78d78b04476f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 883f7897a25e3ce14a7f274ca4c73f49ac84002a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8a6a240f52e14356386030d8958ae8b1761d2325 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d570c48dd37dbe8fc6875d4461d01a9554ae2560 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.249 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.209 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.4.286 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.9.285 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.71 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.14.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.151 (unaffected)

References (8)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/067c694d06040db6f0c65281bb358452ca6d85b9
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b0c406124719b625b1aba431659f5cdc24a982c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/699d926585daa6ec44be556cdc1ab89e5d54557b
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70aed03b1d5a5df974f456cdc8eedb213c94bb8b
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e71fcedfda6f7de18f850a6b36e78d78b04476f
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/883f7897a25e3ce14a7f274ca4c73f49ac84002a
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a6a240f52e14356386030d8958ae8b1761d2325
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d570c48dd37dbe8fc6875d4461d01a9554ae2560

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125

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