Linux Kernel Virtual Function mbochs.c mbochs_ioctl information disclosure
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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel (Operating System) (affected version not known). This affects the function mbochs_ioctl
of the file samples/vfio-mdev/mbochs.c of the component Virtual Function Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A memory leak problem was found in mbochs_ioctl in samples/vfio-mdev/mbochs.c in Virtual Function I/O (VFIO) Mediated devices. This flaw could allow a local attacker to leak internal kernel information.
The weakness was disclosed 08/24/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-3736 since 08/26/2021. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
Applying the patch de5494af4815a4c9328536c72741229b7de88e7f is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.
The entry VDB-76440 is pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Patch: de5494af4815a4c9328536c72741229b7de88e7f
Timeline
08/26/2021 🔍08/24/2022 🔍
08/24/2022 🔍
09/25/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: de5494af4815a4c9328536c72741229b7de88e7f
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2021-3736 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 08/24/2022 07:50Updated: 09/25/2022 08:08
Changes: 08/24/2022 07:50 (43), 09/25/2022 08:02 (1), 09/25/2022 08:08 (11)
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