PT-2024-8953
CVE-2021-47485
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Published
2021-10-13
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Updated
2026-10-21
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions:
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description:
The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in the struct qib user sdma pkt fields. Overflowing either
addrlimit or bytes togo can allow userspace to trigger a buffer overflow of kernel memory. The vulnerability can be exploited to gain access to confidential information.Recommendations:
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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