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CVE-2021-43975

Public on 2021-11-17
Modified on 2022-01-06
Description

An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Aquantia AQtion Ethernet card Atlantic driver in the way the ethernet card provides malicious input to the driver. This flaw allows a local user to emulate the networking device and crash the system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
6.7
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra kernel 2022-01-26 00:57 ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-009
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra kernel 2022-01-26 00:54 ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-021

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD CVSSv3 6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Red Hat: CVE-2021-43975 Mitre: CVE-2021-43975 FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity