CVE
CVE-2021-3612
| CVE ID |
CVE-2021-3612
|
|---|---|
| CVSS Score |
7.8
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| Operating System | |
| Affected Versions |
CentOS 8
|
| Patched Versions |
4.18.0-348.7.1_ol005.el8_5
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| Patch Date |
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Additional Information
NVD Listing: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3612
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.