CVE-2021-46960

2024-02-2719:04:06

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

web.nvd.nist.gov

2432

linux kernel

vulnerability

cifs

smb2_get_enc_key

error code

encryption key

ubuntu

nvd

6.5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

10.4%

JSON

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

cifs: Return correct error code from smb2_get_enc_key

Avoid a warning if the error percolates back up:

[440700.376476] CIFS VFS: \otters.example.com crypt_message: Could not get encryption key
[440700.386947] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[440700.386948] err = 1
[440700.386977] WARNING: CPU: 11 PID: 2733 at /build/linux-hwe-5.4-p6lk6L/linux-hwe-5.4-5.4.0/lib/errseq.c:74 errseq_set+0x5c/0x70
…
[440700.397304] CPU: 11 PID: 2733 Comm: tar Tainted: G OE 5.4.0-70-generic #78~18.04.1-Ubuntu
…
[440700.397334] Call Trace:
[440700.397346] __filemap_set_wb_err+0x1a/0x70
[440700.397419] cifs_writepages+0x9c7/0xb30 [cifs]
[440700.397426] do_writepages+0x4b/0xe0
[440700.397444] __filemap_fdatawrite_range+0xcb/0x100
[440700.397455] filemap_write_and_wait+0x42/0xa0
[440700.397486] cifs_setattr+0x68b/0xf30 [cifs]
[440700.397493] notify_change+0x358/0x4a0
[440700.397500] utimes_common+0xe9/0x1c0
[440700.397510] do_utimes+0xc5/0x150
[440700.397520] __x64_sys_utimensat+0x88/0xd0

Affected configurations

Vulners

Node

linuxlinux_kernelRange4.11–4.14.233

linuxlinux_kernelRange4.15.0–4.19.191

linuxlinux_kernelRange4.20.0–5.4.118

linuxlinux_kernelRange5.5.0–5.10.36

linuxlinux_kernelRange5.11.0–5.11.20

linuxlinux_kernelRange5.12.0–5.12.3

linuxlinux_kernelRange5.13.0≥

VendorProductVersionCPE
linuxlinux_kernel*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxlinux_kernel*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxlinux_kernel*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxlinux_kernel*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxlinux_kernel*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxlinux_kernel*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxlinux_kernel*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
linux	linux_kernel	*	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
linux	linux_kernel	*	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
linux	linux_kernel	*	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
linux	linux_kernel	*	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
linux	linux_kernel	*	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
linux	linux_kernel	*	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
linux	linux_kernel	*	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "fs/cifs/smb2ops.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "61cfac6f267d",
        "lessThan": "e94851629c49",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "61cfac6f267d",
        "lessThan": "e486f8397f3f",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "61cfac6f267d",
        "lessThan": "93f3339b22ba",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "61cfac6f267d",
        "lessThan": "aaa0faa5c28a",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "61cfac6f267d",
        "lessThan": "f59a9242942f",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "61cfac6f267d",
        "lessThan": "b399c1a3ea0b",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "61cfac6f267d",
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        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "fs/cifs/smb2ops.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "4.11",
        "status": "affected"
      },
      {
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "4.11",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "version": "4.14.233",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "4.14.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "version": "4.19.191",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "4.19.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "version": "5.4.118",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "5.4.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "version": "5.10.36",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "version": "5.11.20",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "5.11.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "version": "5.12.3",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "5.12.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "version": "5.13",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
      }
    ]
  }
]