| Name | CVE-2021-33909 |
| Description | fs/seq_file.c in the Linux kernel 3.16 through 5.13.x before 5.13.4 does not properly restrict seq buffer allocations, leading to an integer overflow, an Out-of-bounds Write, and escalation to root by an unprivileged user, aka CID-8cae8cd89f05. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-2713-1, DLA-2714-1, DSA-4941-1, ELA-463-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 3.16.84-1 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security) | 4.9.320-2 | fixed | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 4.9.320-3 | fixed | |
| buster | 4.19.249-2 | fixed | |
| buster (security) | 4.19.304-1 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 5.10.209-2 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.205-2 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 6.1.76-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.85-1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 6.6.15-2 | fixed | |
| sid | 6.7.12-1 | fixed | |
| linux-4.19 (PTS) | stretch (security) | 4.19.232-1~deb9u1 | fixed |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 4.19.304-1~deb9u1 | fixed | |
| linux-4.9 (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 4.9.303-1~deb8u3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | source | jessie | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| linux | source | stretch | 4.9.272-2 | DLA-2713-1 | ||
| linux | source | buster | 4.19.194-3 | DSA-4941-1 | ||
| linux | source | (unstable) | 5.10.46-2 | |||
| linux-4.19 | source | stretch | 4.19.194-3~deb9u1 | DLA-2714-1 | ||
| linux-4.9 | source | jessie | 4.9.272-2~deb8u1 | ELA-463-1 |
https://www.qualys.com/2021/07/20/cve-2021-33909/sequoia-local-privilege-escalation-linux.txt
https://git.kernel.org/linus/8cae8cd89f05f6de223d63e6d15e31c8ba9cf53b