CVE-2021-3612
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Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | kernel | kernel 5.9-rc1 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-20: CWE-20->CWE-119
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1974079
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-input/20210620120030.1513655-1-avlarkin82%40gmail.com/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YKGI562LFV5MESTMVTCG5RORSBT6NGBN/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00010.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0005/
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1974079
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-input/20210620120030.1513655-1-avlarkin82%40gmail.com/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YKGI562LFV5MESTMVTCG5RORSBT6NGBN/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00010.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0005/
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