CVE-2021-38205

CVSS V2 Low 2.1 CVSS V3 Low 3.3
Description
drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c in the Linux kernel before 5.13.3 makes it easier for attackers to defeat an ASLR protection mechanism because it prints a kernel pointer (i.e., the real IOMEM pointer).
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2021-38205
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2021-08-08T20:15:07
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2022-01-04T16:38:48
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-824 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/824.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 5.13.3
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 2.1
  • Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 3.3
  • Base Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 1.4
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13.3 Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d0d62baa7f505bd4c59cd169692ff07ec49dde37 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00010.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38205
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-38205
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 06:39:10 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-05 07:41:29 2021-08-08T20:15Z 2021-08-08T20:15:07 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-05 07:41:29 2022-01-04T16:38:48 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-05 07:41:29 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated