CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2021-38205

drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c in the Linux kernel before 5.13.3 makes it easier for attackers to defeat an ASLR protection mechanism because it prints a kernel pointer (i.e., the real IOMEM pointer).

2.1 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

3.3 /10

CVSS v3.0 : LOW

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13.3 Mailing List Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d0d62baa7f505bd4c59cd169692ff07ec49dde37 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00010.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2021-08-08 08:15

Updated : 2022-01-04 04:38

NVD link : CVE-2021-38205

Mitre link : CVE-2021-38205

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-824

Access of Uninitialized Pointer