Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 5, 2021· Updated Aug 3, 2024
CVE-2021-3501
CVE-2021-3501
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in versions before 5.12. The value of internal.ndata, in the KVM API, is mapped to an array index, which can be updated by a user process at anytime which could lead to an out-of-bounds write. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity and system availability.
Affected products
2- Linux/Linux kerneldescription
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
3- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgimitrex_refsource_MISC
- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/mitrex_refsource_MISC
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210618-0008/mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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