High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 17, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-43997
CVE-2021-43997
Description
FreeRTOS versions 10.2.0 through 10.4.5 do not prevent non-kernel code from calling the xPortRaisePrivilege internal function to raise privilege. FreeRTOS versions through 10.4.6 do not prevent a third party that has already independently gained the ability to execute injected code to achieve further privilege escalation by branching directly inside a FreeRTOS MPU API wrapper function with a manually crafted stack frame. These issues affect ARMv7-M MPU ports, and ARMv8-M ports with MPU support enabled (i.e. configENABLE_MPU set to 1). These are fixed in V10.5.0 and in V10.4.3-LTS Patch 3.
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Affected products
2- FreeRTOS/FreeRTOSdescription
- Range: 10.2.0 - 10.4.5, through 10.4.6
Patches
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References
4- github.com/FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS-Kernel/releases/tag/V10.4.3-LTS-Patch-2nvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- github.com/FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS-Kernel/releases/tag/V10.4.6nvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- github.com/FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS-Kernel/releases/tag/V10.4.3-LTS-Patch-3nvd
- github.com/FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS-Kernel/releases/tag/V10.5.0nvd
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