Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-46993
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sched: Fix out-of-bound access in uclamp
Util-clamp places tasks in different buckets based on their clamp values
for performance reasons. However, the size of buckets is currently
computed using a rounding division, which can lead to an off-by-one
error in some configurations.
For instance, with 20 buckets, the bucket size will be 1024/20=51. A
task with a clamp of 1024 will be mapped to bucket id 1024/51=20. Sadly,
correct indexes are in range [0,19], hence leading to an out of bound
memory access.
Clamp the bucket id to fix the issue.
Products affected by CVE-2021-46993
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-46993
0.25%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 45 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-46993
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.1
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
1.8
|
5.2
|
NIST | 2024-12-24 |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-46993
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The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-46993
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42ee47c7e3569d9a0e2cb5053c496d97d380472f
sched: Fix out-of-bound access in uclamp - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d2f8909a5fabb73fe2a63918117943986c39b6c
sched: Fix out-of-bound access in uclamp - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7347c85490b92dd144fa1fba9e1eca501656ab3
sched: Fix out-of-bound access in uclamp - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/687f523c134b7f0bd040ee1230f6d17990d54172
sched: Fix out-of-bound access in uclamp - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3da3f804b82a0a382d523a21acf4cf3bb35f936d
sched: Fix out-of-bound access in uclamp - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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