CVE-2021-3501

HIGH

Linux kernel <5.12 - Memory Corruption

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in versions before 5.12. The value of internal.ndata, in the KVM API, is mapped to an array index, which can be updated by a user process at anytime which could lead to an out-of-bounds write. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity and system availability.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1950136
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210618-0008/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.1
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 13.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (19)
fedoraproject/fedora 33
linux/linux_kernel < 5.12
netapp/cloud_backup
netapp/h300e_firmware
netapp/h300s_firmware
netapp/h410c_firmware
netapp/h410s_firmware
netapp/h500e_firmware
netapp/h500s_firmware
netapp/h700e_firmware
... and 9 more
Published May 06, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026