CVE-2021-29264 (Medium) detected in linuxlinux-4.19.236

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CVE-2021-29264 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linuxlinux-4.19.236

The Linux Kernel

Library home page: https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/?wsslib=linux

Found in HEAD commit: a9ef12c01434b7acb272409c3025b43fd5b29138

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c /drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c

Vulnerability Details

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.11.10. drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c in the Freescale Gianfar Ethernet driver allows attackers to cause a system crash because a negative fragment size is calculated in situations involving an rx queue overrun when jumbo packets are used and NAPI is enabled, aka CID-d8861bab48b6.

Publish Date: 2021-03-26

URL: CVE-2021-29264

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.linuxkernelcves.com/cves/CVE-2021-29264

Release Date: 2021-03-26

Fix Resolution: v4.19.184, v5.4.109, v5.10.27, v5.11.11, v5.12-rc3

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:information_source: This issue was automatically re-opened by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) has been detected in the Mend inventory.