ASB-A-195082750

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    ASB-A-195082750

    Published: 1 Dec 2021Last Modified: 23 Sept 2026

    Summary:

    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: https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-12-01, https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/8cae8cd89f05f6de223d63e6d15e31c8ba9cf53b

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: :linux_kernel:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- :0
    Fixed -:2021-12-05

    Affected versions

    Kernel

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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