CVE-2021-47642
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
Publication date:
26/02/2025
Last modified:
23/09/2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br />
<br />
video: fbdev: nvidiafb: Use strscpy() to prevent buffer overflow<br />
<br />
Coverity complains of a possible buffer overflow. However,<br />
given the &#39;static&#39; scope of nvidia_setup_i2c_bus() it looks<br />
like that can&#39;t happen after examiniing the call sites.<br />
<br />
CID 19036 (#1 of 1): Copy into fixed size buffer (STRING_OVERFLOW)<br />
1. fixed_size_dest: You might overrun the 48-character fixed-size string<br />
chan->adapter.name by copying name without checking the length.<br />
2. parameter_as_source: Note: This defect has an elevated risk because the<br />
source argument is a parameter of the current function.<br />
89 strcpy(chan->adapter.name, name);<br />
<br />
Fix this warning by using strscpy() which will silence the warning and<br />
prevent any future buffer overflows should the names used to identify the<br />
channel become much longer.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.9.311 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.10 (including) | 4.14.276 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.15 (including) | 4.19.238 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.20 (including) | 5.4.189 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 (including) | 5.10.110 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.11 (including) | 5.15.33 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.16 (including) | 5.16.19 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.17 (including) | 5.17.2 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/055cdd2e7b992921424d4daaa285ced787fb205f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08dff482012758935c185532b1ad7d584785a86e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37a1a2e6eeeb101285cd34e12e48a881524701aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41baa86b6c802cdc6ab8ff2d46c083c9be93de81
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47e5533adf118afaf06d25a3e2aaaab89371b1c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/580e5d3815474b8349250c25c16416585a72c7fe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a5226e544ac043bb2d8dc1bfe8920d02282f7cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72dd5c46a152136712a55bf026a9aa8c1b12b60d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ff2f7294ab0f011cd4d1b7dcd9a07d8fdf72834



