Bug 2044512 (CVE-2021-34401) - CVE-2021-34401 kernel: NVIDIA driver improper access control may lead to code execution
Summary: CVE-2021-34401 kernel: NVIDIA driver improper access control may lead to code...
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: CVE-2021-34401
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 2044513
Blocks: 2044514
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2022-01-24 17:50 UTC by Pedro Sampaio
Modified: 2023-03-14 12:24 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2022-01-26 20:01:05 UTC
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Description Pedro Sampaio 2022-01-24 17:50:34 UTC 
NVIDIA Linux kernel distributions contain a vulnerability in nvmap
NVGPU_IOCTL_CHANNEL_SET_ERROR_NOTIFIER, where improper access control may lead
to code execution, compromised integrity, or denial of service.

References:

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5259
Comment 1 Pedro Sampaio 2022-01-24 17:51:13 UTC 
Created kernel tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2044513]
Comment 2 Justin M. Forbes 2022-01-25 17:22:21 UTC 
This seems to be in their proprietary driver code that they ship in their android kernel.
Comment 3 juneau 2022-01-26 13:46:11 UTC 
Hosted OpenShift/Managed Services notaffected.
Comment 5 Product Security DevOps Team 2022-01-26 20:01:01 UTC 
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-34401
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