7.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-41073
Linux Kernel loop_rw_iter Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

loop_rw_iter in fs/io_uring.c in the Linux kernel 5.10 through 5.14.6 allows local users to gain privileges by using IORING_OP_PROVIDE_BUFFERS to trigger a free of a kernel buffer, as demonstrated by using /proc/<pid>/maps for exploitation.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 19, 2021, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:25 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-41073 has a 18 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-41073 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Netapp h410c_firmware
2 Netapp cloud_backup
3 Netapp h300s_firmware
4 Netapp h500s_firmware
5 Netapp h700s_firmware
6 Netapp h410s_firmware
7 Netapp h300s
8 Netapp h410s
9 Netapp h500s
10 Netapp h700s
11 Netapp h410c
12 Netapp h300e_firmware
13 Netapp h500e_firmware
14 Netapp h700e_firmware
15 Netapp solidfire_baseboard_management_controller
16 Netapp h300e
17 Netapp h500e
18 Netapp h700e
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-41073.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/18/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/18/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/04/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=16c8d2df7ec0eed31b7d3b61cb13206a7fb930cc Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J7KSMIOQ4377CVTHMWNGNCWHMCRFRP2T/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PAP4TXEZ7J4EZQMQW5SIJMWXG7WZT3F7/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211014-0003/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4978 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/18/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/18/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/04/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=16c8d2df7ec0eed31b7d3b61cb13206a7fb930cc Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J7KSMIOQ4377CVTHMWNGNCWHMCRFRP2T/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PAP4TXEZ7J4EZQMQW5SIJMWXG7WZT3F7/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211014-0003/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4978 Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

C Shell Python Assembly Ruby Makefile Meson

Updated: 5 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 20, 2024, 8:34 p.m. This repo has been linked 91 different CVEs too.

Auto Root / Privilege Escalation Exploit

autoroot privilege privilege-escalation root

Shell

Updated: 4 months ago
2 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 11, 2024, 9:57 p.m. This repo has been linked 85 different CVEs too.

None

Makefile Shell C C++

Updated: 6 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 28, 2024, 1:06 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

All CVE - PoC in GitHub

poc proofofconcept tester allcve cvegithub cvenew cvepoc cveupdate

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
8 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : March 22, 2024, 3:58 p.m. This repo has been linked 928 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 9 months, 1 week ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 11, 2024, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 930 different CVEs too.

Assets used in lecture "手を動かして理解するLinux Kernel Exploit" at SecurityCamp2023.

Shell C Dockerfile Python

Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago
11 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 5, 2023, 2:45 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Linux privilege escalation exploits collection.

C Shell Python Assembly Ruby Makefile Meson

Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago
108 stars 15 fork 15 watcher
Born at : April 26, 2023, 2:58 p.m. This repo has been linked 91 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago
7 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 25, 2023, 10:40 a.m. This repo has been linked 178 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 10 months ago
2 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Nov. 25, 2022, 5:43 p.m. This repo has been linked 930 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 5 months, 3 weeks ago
8 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 21, 2022, 7:45 a.m. This repo has been linked 943 different CVEs too.

None

Makefile C Meson

Updated: 2 years, 8 months ago
3 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 3, 2022, 9:15 a.m. This repo has been linked 8 different CVEs too.

None

C

Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago
98 stars 21 fork 21 watcher
Born at : March 2, 2022, 7:07 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

CVE Exploit PoC's

C Makefile Shell M4 Roff Perl Yacc Lex Pascal Python

Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago
31 stars 13 fork 13 watcher
Born at : Sept. 29, 2021, 3:35 p.m. This repo has been linked 25 different CVEs too.

Linux kernel CVE exploit analysis report and relative debug environment. You don't need to compile Linux kernel and configure your environment anymore.

C Shell Makefile Meson

Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago
1181 stars 184 fork 184 watcher
Born at : Dec. 11, 2020, 1:28 p.m. This repo has been linked 38 different CVEs too.

A collection of proof-of-concept exploit scripts written by the STAR Labs team for various CVEs that they discovered or found by others.

JavaScript HTML Python Shell C Makefile

Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago
234 stars 42 fork 42 watcher
Born at : April 6, 2020, 1:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 12 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-41073 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-41073 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/18/2
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/18/2
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/04/4
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=16c8d2df7ec0eed31b7d3b61cb13206a7fb930cc
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J7KSMIOQ4377CVTHMWNGNCWHMCRFRP2T/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PAP4TXEZ7J4EZQMQW5SIJMWXG7WZT3F7/
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211014-0003/
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4978
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PAP4TXEZ7J4EZQMQW5SIJMWXG7WZT3F7/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J7KSMIOQ4377CVTHMWNGNCWHMCRFRP2T/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PAP4TXEZ7J4EZQMQW5SIJMWXG7WZT3F7/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/J7KSMIOQ4377CVTHMWNGNCWHMCRFRP2T/
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-269 CWE-763
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 11, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/04/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/04/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.10 up to (including) 5.14.6 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.10 up to (excluding) 5.10.68 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.14.7
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire_baseboard_management_controller:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 05, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/06/04/4 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 06, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/J7KSMIOQ4377CVTHMWNGNCWHMCRFRP2T/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/J7KSMIOQ4377CVTHMWNGNCWHMCRFRP2T/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PAP4TXEZ7J4EZQMQW5SIJMWXG7WZT3F7/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PAP4TXEZ7J4EZQMQW5SIJMWXG7WZT3F7/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211014-0003/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211014-0003/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h500s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h500e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h700e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 14, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211014-0003/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/J7KSMIOQ4377CVTHMWNGNCWHMCRFRP2T/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 02, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PAP4TXEZ7J4EZQMQW5SIJMWXG7WZT3F7/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 01, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/18/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/18/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=16c8d2df7ec0eed31b7d3b61cb13206a7fb930cc No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=16c8d2df7ec0eed31b7d3b61cb13206a7fb930cc Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4978 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4978 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.10 up to (including) 5.14.6
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 25, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4978 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 20, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://twitter.com/HenkPoley/status/1439877969548390400 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 20, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description loop_rw_iter in fs/io_uring.c in the Linux kernel through 5.14.6 allows local users to gain privileges by using IORING_OP_PROVIDE_BUFFERS to trigger a free of a kernel buffer, as demonstrated by using /proc/<pid>/maps for exploitation. loop_rw_iter in fs/io_uring.c in the Linux kernel 5.10 through 5.14.6 allows local users to gain privileges by using IORING_OP_PROVIDE_BUFFERS to trigger a free of a kernel buffer, as demonstrated by using /proc/<pid>/maps for exploitation.
    Added Reference https://twitter.com/HenkPoley/status/1439877969548390400 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-41073 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-41073 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability