Vulnerabilities > CVE-2021-3612 - Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in multiple products
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
An out-of-bounds memory write flaw was found in the Linux kernel's joystick devices subsystem in versions before 5.9-rc1, in the way the user calls ioctl JSIOCSBTNMAP. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system or possibly escalate their privileges on the system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1974079
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0005/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00010.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-input/20210620120030.1513655-1-avlarkin82%40gmail.com/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YKGI562LFV5MESTMVTCG5RORSBT6NGBN/