CVE-2021-3571
When ptp4l is operating on a little-endian architecture as a PTP transparent clock, a remote attacker could send a crafted one-step sync message to cause an information leak or crash.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.90%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A flaw was found in the ptp4l program of the linuxptp package. When ptp4l is operating on a little-endian architecture as a PTP transparent clock, a remote attacker could send a crafted one-step sync message to cause an information leak or crash. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and system availability. This flaw affects linuxptp versions before 3.1.1 and before 2.0.1.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.90% probability · 78th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119, CWE-125
- Affected
- linuxptp project/linuxptp · redhat/enterprise linux · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1966241Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RHRUVSDP673LXJ5HGIPQPWPIYUPWYQA7/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUBKTRCMJ6VKS7DIBSZQB4ATSKVCJYXJ/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1966241Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RHRUVSDP673LXJ5HGIPQPWPIYUPWYQA7/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUBKTRCMJ6VKS7DIBSZQB4ATSKVCJYXJ/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.