What is CVE-2021-36143?

CVE-2021-36143 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Acrn, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-07-02.

How severe is CVE-2021-36143?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Linux Acrn

CVE-2021-36143

ACRN before 2.5 has a hw/pci/virtio/virtio.c vq_endchains NULL Pointer Dereference.

Published 2021-07-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (67.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Linux Acrn

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

github.com/projectacrn/acrn-hypervisor/commit/154fe59531c12b82e26d1b24b5531f506… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-36143?: CVE-2021-36143 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Acrn, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-07-02.
How severe is CVE-2021-36143?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.