CVE-2021-3543

CVE Details

Release Date:

2021-06-01

Description

A flaw null pointer dereference in the Nitro Enclaves kernel driver was found in the way that Enclaves VMs forces closures on the enclave file descriptor. A local user of a host machine could use this flaw to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.

See more information about CVE-2021-3543 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	6.7	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	High	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel)	ELSA-2021-2168	2021-06-02

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