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cvelistRedhatCVELIST:CVE-2021-3612
HistoryJul 09, 2021 - 10:33 a.m.

CVE-2021-3612

2021-07-0910:33:16
CWE-20
redhat
www.cve.org

8.1 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.8%

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.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "kernel",
    "vendor": "n/a",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "kernel 5.9-rc1"
      }
    ]
  }
]