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CVE-2021-30002 json

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.11.3 when a webcam device exists.

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-16946

cvss
6.2
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 30%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.11.3 when a webcam device exists. video_usercopy in drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c has a memory leak for large arguments, aka CID-fb18802a338b.

Patch / fix

  • linux linux_kernel 5.11.3
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.10.24-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30002

  • linux Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-208.240
  • linux Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-143.147
  • linux Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-73.82
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-1126.140
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1102.109
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1048.50
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1043.46
  • linux-gke Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1043.45

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30002

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • perf rhev hypervisor 4.4, RHEL 8.6 EUS 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6
  • kernel RHEL 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8
  • perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8
  • bpftool RHEL 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8
  • kernel-core RHEL 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8
  • kernel-tools RHEL 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8
  • python3-perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8
  • kernel-modules RHEL 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8

red hat advisories RHSA-2024:0724RHSA-2022:7683RHSA-2022:7444

  • kernel-64kb SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 5.3.18-59.5.2
  • kernel-syms SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP3 5.3.18-59.5.1
  • kernel-source SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP3, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 5.3.18-59.5.2
  • kernel-default SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP3, SLE Module for Legacy 15 SP3, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 +2 more 5.3.18-59.5.2
  • kernel-preempt SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP3, SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP3, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 5.3.18-59.5.2
  • kernel-zfcpdump SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 5.3.18-59.5.2
  • kernel-obs-build SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP3 5.3.18-59.5.1
  • kernel-default-base SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 5.3.18-59.5.2.18.2.2

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2021:1977-1SUSE-SU-2021:1975-1SUSE-SU-2021:1625-1SUSE-SU-2021:1624-1SUSE-SU-2021:1623-1SUSE-SU-2021:1617-1

  • kernel-64kb openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-59.5.2
  • kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-59.5.1
  • kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-59.5.1
  • kernel-source openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-59.5.2
  • kernel-default openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-59.5.2
  • kernel-preempt openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-59.5.2
  • kernel-kvmsmall openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-59.5.2
  • kernel-zfcpdump openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-59.5.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2021:1977-1openSUSE-SU-2021:1975-1openSUSE-SU-2021:0758-1openSUSE-SU-2021:0579-1

  • kernel-rt AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8
  • kernel-rt-kvm AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8
  • kernel-rt-core AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8
  • kernel-rt-modules AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8
  • kernel-rt-debug-kvm AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8
  • kernel-rt-debug-core AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8
  • kernel-rt-debug-modules AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8
  • kernel-rt-modules-extra AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8

almalinux advisories ALSA-2022:7444ALSA-2022:7683

  • kernel Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8
  • kernel-rt Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2022:7683RLSA-2022:7444

  • kernel CBL-Mariner 2.0 5.10.78.1-1

azure linux advisories AZL-6555

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2021-30002 updated cvss 6.2

kernel: memory leak for large arguments in video_usercopy function in drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-alt, python-perf, +9 more
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:7683
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.8.6) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0724
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) perf 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, kernel 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, bpftool 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, kernel-core 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, kernel-tools 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, python3-perf 4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:7683
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.6) perf 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, kernel 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, bpftool 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, kernel-core 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, kernel-tools 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, python3-perf 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0724
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-debug-modules 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-modules-extra 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-kvm 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-425.3.1.rt7.213.el8, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:7444
  • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 8 perf 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-372.91.1.el8_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:0724
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +82 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
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References

Sources

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