media: ngene: Fix out-of-bounds bug in ngene_command_config_free_buf()
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: ngene: Fix out-of-bounds bug in ngene_command_config_free_buf() Fix an 11-year old bug in ngene_command_config_free_buf() while addressing the following warnings caught with -Warray-bounds: arch/alpha/include/asm/string.h:22:16: warning: '__builtin_memcpy' offset [12, 16] from the object at 'com' is out of the bounds of referenced subobject 'config' with type 'unsigned char' at offset 10 [-Warray-bounds] arch/x86/include/asm/string_32.h:182:25: warning: '__builtin_memcpy' offset [12, 16] from the object at 'com' is out of the bounds of referenced subobject 'config' with type 'unsigned char' at offset 10 [-Warray-bounds] The problem is that the original code is trying to copy 6 bytes of data into a one-byte size member _config_ of the wrong structue FW_CONFIGURE_BUFFERS, in a single call to memcpy(). This causes a legitimate compiler warning because memcpy() overruns the length of &com.cmd.ConfigureBuffers.config. It seems that the right structure is FW_CONFIGURE_FREE_BUFFERS, instead, because it contains 6 more members apart from the header _hdr_. Also, the name of the function ngene_command_config_free_buf() suggests that the actual intention is to ConfigureFreeBuffers, instead of ConfigureBuffers (which takes place in the function ngene_command_config_buf(), above). Fix this by enclosing those 6 members of struct FW_CONFIGURE_FREE_BUFFERS into new struct config, and use &com.cmd.ConfigureFreeBuffers.config as the destination address, instead of &com.cmd.ConfigureBuffers.config, when calling memcpy(). This also helps with the ongoing efforts to globally enable -Warray-bounds and get us closer to being able to tighten the FORTIFY_SOURCE routines on memcpy().
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.34 and later | 4.4.277, 4.9.277, 4.14.241, 4.19.199, 5.4.136, 5.10.54, 5.13.6, 5.14 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.34 and later Fixed in 4.4.277, 4.9.277, 4.14.241, 4.19.199, 5.4.136, 5.10.54, 5.13.6, 5.14 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.34 to before 4.4.277; 4.5 to before 4.9.277; 4.10 to before 4.14.241; 4.15 to before 4.19.199; 4.20 to before 5.4.136; 5.5 to before 5.10.54; 5.11 to before 5.13.6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.14:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.14 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.14:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.14 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.34 to before 4.4.277; 4.5 to before 4.9.277; 4.10 to before 4.14.241; 4.15 to before 4.19.199; 4.20 to before 5.4.136; 5.5 to before 5.10.54; 5.11 to before 5.13.6 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.14:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.14 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.14:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.14 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.4.277, 4.9.277, 4.14.241, 4.19.199, 5.4.136, 5.10.54, 5.13.6, 5.14
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-47288
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wxhc-3989-9jq8
References
Patch 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4487b968e5eacd02c493303dc2b61150bb7fe4b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6ddeb63dd543b5474b0217c4e47538b7ffd7686
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e818f2ff648581a6c553ae2bebc5dcef9a8bb90c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec731c6ef564ee6fc101fc5d73e3a3a953d09a00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e617fa62f6cf859a7b042cdd6c73af905ff8fca3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e991457afdcb5f4dbc5bc9d79eaf775be33e7092
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9a178f189bb6d75293573e181928735f5e3e070
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d4abca95ecc82fc8c41912fa0085281f19cc29f
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Sources
- CVE-2021-47288 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-47288 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wxhc-3989-9jq8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-47288 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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