Incorrect mapping of Executable bits in Fuchsia Kernel
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An incorrect setting of UXN bits within mmu_flags_to_s1_pte_attr lead to privileged executable pages being mapped as executable from an unprivileged context. This can be leveraged by an attacker to bypass executability restrictions of kernel-mode pages from user-mode. An incorrect setting of PXN bits within mmu_flags_to_s1_pte_attr lead to unprivileged executable pages being mapped as executable from a privileged context. This can be leveraged by an attacker to bypass executability restrictions of user-mode pages from kernel-mode. Typically this allows a potential attacker to circumvent a mitigation, making exploitation of potential kernel-mode vulnerabilities easier. We recommend updating kernel beyond commit 7d731b4e9599088ac3073956933559da7bca6a00 and rebuilding.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-22566
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q77g-rg5g-rf78
References
More Google Fuchsia vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-00787 Illegal access to Kernel log in Fuchsia CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2024-09826 Identifiable Header Values In Fuchsia Leading To Tracking of The User CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2022-00182 Write access to VMO data through copy-on-write in Fuchsia CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-05515 Integer Overflow in Fuchsia Kernel CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-22566 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-22566 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q77g-rg5g-rf78 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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