VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-37576
arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_rtas.c in the Linux kernel through 5.13.5 on the powerpc platform allows KVM guest OS users to cause host OS memory corruption via rtas_args.nargs, aka CID-f62f3c20647e.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.57%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.57%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_rtas.c in the Linux kernel through 5.13.5 on the powerpc platform allows KVM guest OS users to cause host OS memory corruption via rtas_args.nargs, aka CID-f62f3c20647e.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.57% probability · 46th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/27/2Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f62f3c20647ebd5fb6ecb8f0b477b9281c44c10aPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WDFA7DSQIPM7XPNXJBXFWXHJFVUBCAG6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z2YZ2DNURMYYVDT2NYAFDESJC35KCUDS/
- https://lore.kernel.org/linuxppc-dev/87im0x1lqi.fsf%40mpe.ellerman.id.au/T/#u
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210917-0005/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4978Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/27/2Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f62f3c20647ebd5fb6ecb8f0b477b9281c44c10aPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WDFA7DSQIPM7XPNXJBXFWXHJFVUBCAG6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z2YZ2DNURMYYVDT2NYAFDESJC35KCUDS/
- https://lore.kernel.org/linuxppc-dev/87im0x1lqi.fsf%40mpe.ellerman.id.au/T/#u
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210917-0005/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4978Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.