Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2021-42252
An issue was discovered in aspeed_lpc_ctrl_mmap in drivers/soc/aspeed/aspeed-lpc-ctrl.c in the Linux kernel before 5.14.6. Local attackers able to access the Aspeed LPC control interface could overwrite memory in the kernel and potentially execute privileges, aka CID-b49a0e69a7b1. This occurs because a certain comparison uses values that are not memory sizes.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.14.6 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211112-0006/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-42252?
- CVE-2021-42252 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-10-11.
- How severe is CVE-2021-42252?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.