# CVE-2021-22566: Incorrect mapping of Executable bits in Fuchsia Kernel

- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-01-18 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Google LLC Fuchsia: version range not reported

## Description

An incorrect setting of UXN bits within mmu_flags_to_s1_pte_attr lead to privileged executable pages being mapped as executable from an unprivileged context. This can be leveraged by an attacker to bypass executability restrictions of kernel-mode pages from user-mode. An incorrect setting of PXN bits within mmu_flags_to_s1_pte_attr lead to unprivileged executable pages being mapped as executable from a privileged context. This can be leveraged by an attacker to bypass executability restrictions of user-mode pages from kernel-mode. Typically this allows a potential attacker to circumvent a mitigation, making exploitation of potential kernel-mode vulnerabilities easier. We recommend updating kernel beyond commit 7d731b4e9599088ac3073956933559da7bca6a00 and rebuilding.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Google LLC Fuchsia, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://fuchsia.googlesource.com/fuchsia/+/7d731b4e9599088ac3073956933559da7bca6a00

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