CVE Catalog

CVE-2021-47620

HighCVSS 8.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.32%

25th percentile - higher than 25% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the Bluetooth subsystem refactored the malicious advertisement data check. Previously, the out-of-bounds read check was performed at the end of the loop, causing false positives in the journal. The check is now moved to the beginning of the loop to avoid checking after the pointer has been advanced.

Risk Assessment

The risk includes potential out-of-bounds read, which could lead to information disclosure or system crash, as well as false alarms in logs.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that moves the check to the beginning of the loop.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: refactor malicious adv data check Check for out-of-bound read was being performed at the end of while num_reports loop, and would fill journal with false positives. Added check to beginning of loop processing so that it doesn't get checked after ptr has been advanced.

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