CVE-2021-47336 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2021-47336

smackfs: restrict bytes count in smk_set_cipso()

Vulnerability Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: smackfs: restrict bytes count in smk_set_cipso() Oops, I failed to update subject line. From 07571157c91b98ce1a4aa70967531e64b78e8346 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2021 22:25:06 +0900 Subject: [PATCH] smackfs: restrict bytes count in smk_set_cipso() Commit 7ef4c19d245f3dc2 ("smackfs: restrict bytes count in smackfs write functions") missed that count > SMK_CIPSOMAX check applies to only format == SMK_FIXED24_FMT case.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Linux
Vulnerable Versions:
f7112e6c9abf1c70f001dcf097c1d6e218a93f5c, 3.5, 0, 4.9.276, 4.14.240, 4.19.198, 5.4.133, 5.10.51, 5.12.18, 5.13.3, 5.14

Timeline

Official Publish: May 21st, 2024
Last Modified: May 11th, 2026
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.