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CVE-2021-3612

CVE information

Published

2 years ago

Last Modified

5 months ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

High

CVSSv3.1 Severity

High

Impact Analysis

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Description

An out-of-bounds memory write flaw was found in the Linux kernel's joystick devices subsystem in versions before 5.9-rc1, in the way the user calls ioctl JSIOCSBTNMAP. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system or possibly escalate their privileges on the system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
High
Base Score
7.2/10
Exploit Score
3.9/10
Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
10/10
Confidentiality Impact
Complete
Availability Impact
Complete
Integrity Impact
Complete

CVSSv3.1 Score

Severity
High
Base Score
7.8/10
Exploit Score
1.8/10
Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
Impact Score
5.9/10
Confidentiality Impact
High
Availability Impact
High
Integrity Impact
High
Scope
Unchanged
User Interaction
None

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- 5.9.0
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_binding_su
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy:22.
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_ex
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -

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