CVE-2021-43975

Public on 2021-11-17
Modified on 2022-01-06
Description
An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Aquantia AQtion Ethernet card Atlantic driver in the way the ethernet card provides malicious input to the driver. This flaw allows a local user to emulate the networking device and crash the system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
6.7
See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra kernel 2022-01-26 ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-009 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra kernel 2022-01-26 ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-021 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD CVSSv3 6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H