Bug 2007567 (CVE-2021-41073) - CVE-2021-41073 kernel: local user privilege escalation via loop_rw_iter in fs/io_uring.c
Summary: CVE-2021-41073 kernel: local user privilege escalation via loop_rw_iter in fs...
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: CVE-2021-41073
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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high
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 2007568 2008611
Blocks: 2007569
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Reported: 2021-09-24 09:47 UTC by Marian Rehak
Modified: 2022-04-17 21:35 UTC (History)
45 users (show)

Fixed In Version: Linux kernel 5.15rc2
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Last Closed: 2021-09-30 09:53:32 UTC
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Description Marian Rehak 2021-09-24 09:47:22 UTC 
loop_rw_iter in fs/io_uring.c in the Linux kernel allows local users to gain privileges by using IORING_OP_PROVIDE_BUFFERS to trigger a free of a kernel buffer.

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https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/18/2
Comment 1 Marian Rehak 2021-09-24 09:50:30 UTC 
Created kernel tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2007568]
Comment 4 Rohit Keshri 2021-09-28 17:05:09 UTC 
There was no shipped kernel version that was seen affected by this problem. These files are not built in our source code.
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