CVE-2021-35039

High

Description

kernel/module.c in the Linux kernel before 5.12.14 mishandles Signature Verification, aka CID-0c18f29aae7c. Without CONFIG_MODULE_SIG, verification that a kernel module is signed, for loading via init_module, does not occur for a module.sig_enforce=1 command-line argument.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedJul 7, 2021
First seenJul 7, 2021

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel4.19.196, 5.4.129, 5.10.47, 5.12.14 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel4.15 ≤ v < 4.19.196, 4.20 ≤ v < 5.4.129, 5.5 ≤ v < 5.10.47, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.12.144.19.196, 5.4.129, 5.10.47, 5.12.14
debian debian_linux9.0—

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