Vulnerability · Published Jan 29, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-3347
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity use-after-free in the kernel-abi-whitelists package (AlmaLinux). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 28.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.10.11. PI futexes have a kernel stack use-after-free during fault handling, allowing local users to execute code in the kernel, aka CID-34b1a1ce1458.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-abi-whitelists | 4.18.0-240.22.1.el8_3 | ALSA-2021:1093 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools-libs-devel | 4.18.0-240.22.1.el8_3 | ALSA-2021:1093 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 5.10.12-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3347 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 5.10.12-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3347 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 5.10.12-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3347 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3347 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3347 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3347 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c64396cc36c6e60704ab06c1fb1c4a46179c9120 x_refsource_MISC
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=34b1a1ce1458f50ef27c54e28eb9b1947012907a x_refsource_MISC
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f2dac39d93987f7de1e20b3988c8685523247ae2 x_refsource_MISC
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6ccc84f917d33312eb2846bd7b567639f585ad6d x_refsource_MISC
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2156ac1934166d6deb6cd0f6ffc4c1076ec63697 x_refsource_MISC
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c5cade200ab9a2a3be9e7f32a752c8d86b502ec7 x_refsource_MISC
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=04b79c55201f02ffd675e1231d731365e335c307 x_refsource_MISC
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=12bb3f7f1b03d5913b3f9d4236a488aa7774dfe9 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/29/3 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/29/1 x_refsource_MISC
- [oss-security] 20210129 Re: Linux Kernel: local priv escalation via futexes mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [oss-security] 20210129 Re: Linux Kernel: local priv escalation via futexes mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [oss-security] 20210201 Re: Linux Kernel: local priv escalation via futexes mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- DSA-4843 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- FEDORA-2021-6e805a5051 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2021-879c756377 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210212 [SECURITY] [DLA 2557-1] linux-4.19 security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210304-0005/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210309 [SECURITY] [DLA 2586-1] linux security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST