In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7921s: fix slab-out-of-bounds access in sdio host SDIO may need addtional 511 bytes to align bus operation
Why It Matters
Analysis dossierWhy It Matters
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7921s: fix slab-out-of-bounds access in sdio host SDIO may need addtional 511 bytes to align bus operation. If the tailroom of this skb is not big enough, we would access invalid memory region. For low level operation, increase skb size to keep valid memory access in SDIO host. Error message: [69.951] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in sg_copy_buffer+0xe9/0x1a0 [69.951] Read of size 64 at addr ffff88811c9cf000 by task kworker/u16:7/451 [69.951] CPU: 4 PID: 451 Comm: kworker/u16:7 Tainted: G W OE 6.1.0-rc5 #1 [69.951] Workqueue: kvub300c vub300_cmndwork_thread [vub300] [69.951] Call Trace: [69.951] [69.952] dump_stack_lvl+0x49/0x63 [69.952] print_report+0x171/0x4a8 [69.952] kasan_report+0xb4/0x130 [69.952] kasan_check_range+0x149/0x1e0 [69.952] memcpy+0x24/0x70 [69.952] sg_copy_buffer+0xe9/0x1a0 [69.952] sg_copy_to_buffer+0x12/0x20 [69.952] __command_write_data.isra.0+0x23c/0xbf0 [vub300] [69.952] vub300_cmndwork_thread+0x17f3/0x58b0 [vub300] [69.952] process_one_work+0x7ee/0x1320 [69.952] worker_thread+0x53c/0x1240 [69.952] kthread+0x2b8/0x370 [69.952] ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 [69.952] [69.952] Allocated by task 854: [69.952] kasan_save_stack+0x26/0x50 [69.952] kasan_set_track+0x25/0x30 [69.952] kasan_save_alloc_info+0x1b/0x30 [69.952] __kasan_kmalloc+0x87/0xa0 [69.952] __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x63/0x150 [69.952] kmalloc_reserve+0x31/0xd0 [69.952] __alloc_skb+0xfc/0x2b0 [69.952] __mt76_mcu_msg_alloc+0xbf/0x230 [mt76] [69.952] mt76_mcu_send_and_get_msg+0xab/0x110 [mt76] [69.952] __mt76_mcu_send_firmware.cold+0x94/0x15d [mt76] [69.952] mt76_connac_mcu_send_ram_firmware+0x415/0x54d [mt76_connac_lib] [69.952] mt76_connac2_load_ram.cold+0x118/0x4bc [mt76_connac_lib] [69.952] mt7921_run_firmware.cold+0x2e9/0x405 [mt7921_common] [69.952] mt7921s_mcu_init+0x45/0x80 [mt7921s] [69.953] mt7921_init_work+0xe1/0x2a0 [mt7921_common] [69.953] process_one_work+0x7ee/0x1320 [69.953] worker_thread+0x53c/0x1240 [69.953] kthread+0x2b8/0x370 [69.953] ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 [69.953] The buggy address belongs to the object at ffff88811c9ce800 which belongs to the cache kmalloc-2k of size 2048 [69.953] The buggy address is located 0 bytes to the right of 2048-byte region [ffff88811c9ce800, ffff88811c9cf000) [69.953] Memory state around the buggy address: [69.953] ffff88811c9cef00: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [69.953] ffff88811c9cef80: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [69.953] >ffff88811c9cf000: fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc [69.953] ^ [69.953] ffff88811c9cf080: fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc [69.953] ffff88811c9cf100: fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc fc
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Risk basis: SOC ecosystem technology relevance; HIGH severity; No confirmed exploitation signal in current enrichment
Affected Products & Remediation
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Known exploitation (source facts)
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- CISA KEV
- Unknown
- Exploited (source statement)
- Unknown
- Publicly disclosed (source)
- Unknown
Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)
SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.
Matched local-privilege-escalation (CVSS AV:L, CVSS PR:L)
Exposure
- Identify hosts reporting this CVE, prioritising shared or multi-user systems.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A local, low-privilege vector matters most where untrusted users can run code. · Rule local-privilege-escalation
Exploitation evidence
- Look for low-privileged processes spawning SYSTEM or root-level child processes on affected hosts.Telemetry: DeviceProcessEvents · Hunting hypothesis from the CVSS vector; privilege transitions are a focused starting point, not evidence of attack. · Rule local-privilege-escalation
Response
- Confirm the source-stated update on affected hosts.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · Host inventory can verify remediation. · Rule local-privilege-escalation
CISA KEV Record
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Change History & Source Data
— No recorded material change
- CNA / source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
- Record status · verification
- UPDATED · NVD API
- CPE
- Unknown
Evidence & Provenance
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Correlated briefings
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