PT-2021-8181 · Linux+3 · Linux Kernel+3
Published
2021-09-21
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Updated
2025-03-27
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CVE-2021-47210
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to the
tps6598x block read() function in the Linux kernel's typec component. It can be exploited by calling tps6598x block read() with a higher than allowed length, potentially leading to a denial of service. The problem can be handled by returning an error instead of crashing systems with panic-on-warn enabled.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
RCE
Out of bounds Read
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Astra Linux
Linux Kernel
Red Os
Suse