CVE-2021-3612
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jul 9, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Reserved
- Jun 21, 2021
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
- CWE-20 >CWE-119
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
kerneln/a |
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References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1974079
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-input/20210620120030.1513655-1-avlarkin82%40gmail.com/
- FEDORA-2021-a95108d156vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20211015 [SECURITY] [DLA 2785-1] linux-4.19 security updatemailing-list
- [debian-lts-announce] 20211216 [SECURITY] [DLA 2843-1] linux security updatemailing-list
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0005/
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