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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-41842

Code execution can occur because the SMI handler lacks a CommBuffer check.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.53%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An issue was discovered in AtaLegacySmm in the kernel 5.0 before 05.08.46, 5.1 before 05.16.46, 5.2 before 05.26.46, 5.3 before 05.35.46, 5.4 before 05.43.46, and 5.5 before 05.51.45 in Insyde InsydeH2O. Code execution can occur because the SMI handler lacks a CommBuffer check.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.53% probability · 73th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
insyde/insydeh2o
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.