What is CVE-2021-33137?

CVE-2021-33137 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Kernelflinger, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-02-09.

How severe is CVE-2021-33137?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Intel Kernelflinger

CVE-2021-33137

Out-of-bounds write in the Intel(R) Kernelflinger project may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (15.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Intel Kernelflinger
N/a Intel(r) Kernelflinger Project — versions See references

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

secure@intel.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-33137?: CVE-2021-33137 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Kernelflinger, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-02-09.
How severe is CVE-2021-33137?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.