| Name | CVE-2021-42008 |
| Description | The decode_data function in drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c in the Linux kernel before 5.13.13 has a slab out-of-bounds write. Input from a process that has the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability can lead to root access. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-2785-1, DLA-2843-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| linux (PTS) | buster | 4.19.249-2 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 4.19.289-2 | fixed |
| bullseye | 5.10.197-1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.191-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 6.1.55-1 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.52-1 | fixed |
| trixie | 6.5.10-1 | fixed |
| sid | 6.5.13-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
https://git.kernel.org/linus/19d1532a187669ce86d5a2696eb7275310070793 (5.14-rc7)