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

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2021-9459	2021-09-22
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2021-9459	2021-09-22
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2021-9460	2021-09-22
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2021-9485	2021-10-14
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek-container)	ELSA-2021-9458	2021-09-22
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek-container)	ELSA-2021-9488	2021-10-14
Oracle VM version 3 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2021-0031	2021-09-22

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