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It was introduced in ddf0322db79c (\"io_uring: add IORING_OP_PROVIDE_BUFFERS\") (v5.7-rc1)." }, { "lang": "es", "value": "El subsistema io_uring del kernel de Linux permit\u00eda saltarse el l\u00edmite MAX_RW_COUNT en la operaci\u00f3n PROVIDE_BUFFERS, lo que llevaba a utilizar valores negativos en mem_rw al leer /proc//mem. Esto pod\u00eda utilizarse para crear un desbordamiento de la pila que conduc\u00eda a la ejecuci\u00f3n de c\u00f3digo arbitrario en el kernel. Se solucion\u00f3 mediante el commit d1f82808877b (\"io_uring: truncate lengths larger than MAX_RW_COUNT on provide buffers\") (v5.13-rc1) y se retroaliment\u00f3 a los kernels estables en versiones v5.12.4, v5.11.21 y v5.10.37. Se introdujo en ddf0322db79c (\"io_uring: add IORING_OP_PROVIDE_BUFFERS\") (v5.7-rc1)." } ], "metrics": { "cvssMetricV31": [ { "source": "security@ubuntu.com", "type": "Secondary", "cvssData": { "version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "attackComplexity": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "userInteraction": "NONE", "scope": "CHANGED", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH" }, "exploitabilityScore": 1.1, "impactScore": 6.0 }, { "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "cvssData": { "version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H", "baseScore": 8.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "userInteraction": "NONE", "scope": "CHANGED", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH" }, 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