Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 3, 2022· Updated Nov 4, 2025
CVE-2021-41838
CVE-2021-41838
Description
An issue was discovered in SdHostDriver in the kernel 5.0 through 5.5 in Insyde InsydeH2O. There is an SMM callout that allows an attacker to access the System Management Mode and execute arbitrary code. This occurs because of a Numeric Range Comparison Without a Minimum Check.
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Affected products
2- Insyde/InsydeH2Odescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
4- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-306654.pdfmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220222-0001/mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- www.insyde.com/security-pledgemitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2022023mitrex_refsource_MISC
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