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CVE-2021-47485: IB/qib: Protect from buffer overflow in struct qib_user_sdma_pkt fields

First published: Wed May 22 2024(Updated: )

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: IB/qib: Protect from buffer overflow in struct qib_user_sdma_pkt fields Overflowing either addrlimit or bytes_togo can allow userspace to trigger a buffer overflow of kernel memory. Check for overflows in all the places doing math on user controlled buffers.

Credit: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Linux Linux kernel>=2.6.35<4.4.292
Linux Linux kernel>=4.5<4.9.290
Linux Linux kernel>=4.10<4.14.255
Linux Linux kernel>=4.15<4.19.216
Linux Linux kernel>=4.20<5.4.157
Linux Linux kernel>=5.5<5.10.77
Linux Linux kernel>=5.11<5.14.16
Linux Linux kernel=5.15-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=5.15-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=5.15-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=5.15-rc4
Linux Linux kernel=5.15-rc5
Linux Linux kernel=5.15-rc6
Linux Linux kernel=5.15-rc7

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