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
CVSS v3 Base Score
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 |