Kernel memory disclosure via uninitialized ARM sigpage
Published Aug 18, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
Information disclosure in the ARM sigpage of Linux Kernel 5.4.54 and 5.4.66 allows local users to read residual kernel memory. The ARM get_signal_page function allocates a page and copies signal-return code into it without first initializing the remaining bytes, then maps the whole page into user space. Running an ARM userland process is sufficient to inspect the mapped sigpage; the consequence is limited to disclosure of leftover kernel memory.
Summary
What happened
Information disclosure in the ARM sigpage of Linux Kernel 5.4.54 and 5.4.66 allows local users to read residual kernel memory. The ARM get_signal_page function allocates a page and copies signal-return code into it without first initializing the remaining bytes, then maps the whole page into user space. Running an ARM userland process is sufficient to inspect the mapped sigpage; the consequence is limited to disclosure of leftover kernel memory.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-21781
- Published
- Aug 18, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux Kernel
- Classifications
- CWE-908, T1005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 18, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=Linux Kernel v5.4.54, Linux Kernel v5.4.66
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