ASB-A-195082750

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https://storage.googleapis.com/android-osv-test/ASB-A-195082750.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ASB-A-195082750
Aliases
Published
2021-12-01T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-08-06T16:29:06.385449Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Android / :linux_kernel:

Package

Name
:linux_kernel:

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
:0
Fixed
:2021-12-05

Affected versions

Other

Kernel

Ecosystem specific 

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    ],
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    ],
    "spl": "2021-12-05"
}