CVE-2021-38160

CVE Details

Release Date:2021-08-07

Description


** DISPUTED ** In drivers/char/virtio_console.c in the Linux kernel before 5.13.4, data corruption or loss can be triggered by an untrusted device that supplies a buf->len value exceeding the buffer size. NOTE: the vendor indicates that the cited data corruption is not a vulnerability in any existing use case; the length validation was added solely for robustness in the face of anomalous host OS behavior.

See more information about CVE-2021-38160 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: 7.8 Base Metrics: AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Access Vector: Local network Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality Impact: High
Integrity Impact: High Availability Impact: High

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2021-94592021-09-22
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2021-94592021-09-22
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2021-94602021-09-22
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2021-94852021-10-14
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek-container)ELSA-2021-94582021-09-22
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek-container)ELSA-2021-94882021-10-14
Oracle VM version 3 (kernel-uek)OVMSA-2021-00312021-09-22



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