Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-47489

high Nessus Plugin ID 229836

Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

- In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: Fix even more out of bound writes from debugfs CVE-2021-42327 was fixed by: commit f23750b5b3d98653b31d4469592935ef6364ad67 Author:
Thelford Williams <[email protected]> Date: Wed Oct 13 16:04:13 2021 -0400 drm/amdgpu: fix out of bounds write but amdgpu_dm_debugfs.c contains more of the same issue so fix the remaining ones. v2: * Add missing fix in dp_max_bpc_write (Harry Wentland) (CVE-2021-47489)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 229836

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2021_47489.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/5/2025

Updated: 3/5/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-47489

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, global_settings/vendor_unpatched

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/22/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-47489

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