CVE-2021-3753

CVE Details

Release Date:2021-09-01

Description


A race problem was seen in the vt_k_ioctl in drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel, which may cause an out of bounds read in vt as the write access to vc_mode is not protected by lock-in vt_ioctl (KDSETMDE). The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.

See more information about CVE-2021-3753 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: 4.7 Base Metrics: AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Access Vector: Local network Attack Complexity: High
Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality Impact: High
Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: None

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2022-90882022-02-01
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2022-90882022-02-01
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel)ELSA-2024-31382024-05-23
Oracle VM version 3 (kernel-uek)OVMSA-2022-00072022-02-01



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