CVE-2021-3612

Summary

CVECVE-2021-3612
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-07-09 11:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:38:00 UTC
DescriptionAn 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 34 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.9.0 - All All
Application Netapp Cloud Backup - All All All
Hardware Netapp H300e - All All All
Operating System Netapp H300e Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H300s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H300s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H410c - All All All
Operating System Netapp H410c Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H410s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H410s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H500e - All All All
Operating System Netapp H500e Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H500s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H500s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H700e - All All All
Operating System Netapp H700e Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H700s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H700s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp Solidfire Baseboard Management Controller - All All All
Operating System Netapp Solidfire Baseboard Management Controller Firmware - All All All
Application Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Binding Support Function 22.1.3 All All All
Application Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Network Exposure Function 22.1.1 All All All
Application Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Policy 22.2.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 34 Update: kernel-tools-5.12.17-300.fc34 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[PATCH] Input: joydev - prevent potential write out of bounds in ioctl - Alexander Larkin MISC lore.kernel.org
1974079 – (CVE-2021-3612) CVE-2021-3612 kernel: joydev: zero size passed to joydev_handle_JSIOCSBTNMAP() MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
[SECURITY] [DLA 2785-1] linux-4.19 security update MLIST lists.debian.org
[PATCH] Input: joydev - prevent potential write out of bounds in ioctl - Alexander Larkin lore.kernel.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 34 Update: kernel-tools-5.12.17-300.fc34 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] [DLA 2843-1] linux security update MLIST lists.debian.org
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2022 N/A www.oracle.com
CVE-2021-3612 Linux Kernel Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 159399 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2021-9452)
  • 159400 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container (ELSA-2021-9453)
  • 159825 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for kernel (ELSA-2022-1988)
  • 178844 Debian Security Update for linux-4.19 (DLA 2785-1)
  • 178943 Debian Security Update for linux (DLA 2843-1)
  • 179497 Debian Security Update for linux (CVE-2021-3612)
  • 198487 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5071-1)
  • 198491 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5070-1)
  • 198497 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5073-1)
  • 198502 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (HWE) Vulnerabilities (USN-5071-2)
  • 198506 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (GCP) Vulnerabilities (USN-5073-2)
  • 198507 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) Vulnerabilities (USN-5073-3)
  • 198512 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) Vulnerabilities (USN-5071-3)
  • 198524 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (OEM) Vulnerabilities (USN-5096-1)
  • 198533 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (OEM) Vulnerabilities (USN-5106-1)
  • 198548 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Azure) Vulnerabilities (USN-5120-1)
  • 240275 Red Hat Update for kernel-rt (RHSA-2022:1975)
  • 240298 Red Hat Update for kernel security (RHSA-2022:1988)
  • 281727 Fedora Security Update for kernel (FEDORA-2021-a95108d156)
  • 390248 Oracle Managed Virtualization (VM) Server for x86 Security Update for kernel (OVMSA-2021-0035)
  • 750844 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:2407-1)
  • 750848 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:2416-1)(Sequoia)
  • 750887 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:1076-1)
  • 750953 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:2645-1)
  • 750963 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:2687-1)
  • 940517 AlmaLinux Security Update for kernel (ALSA-2022:1988)
  • 960132 Rocky Linux Security Update for kernel-rt (RLSA-2022:1975)
  • 960134 Rocky Linux Security Update for kernel (RLSA-2022:1988)
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