CVE-2021-3570

HIGH

linuxptp < 1.5.1 - Remote Code Execution via PTP Message Forwarding

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A flaw was found in the ptp4l program of the linuxptp package. A missing length check when forwarding a PTP message between ports allows a remote attacker to cause an information leak, crash, or potentially remote code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. This flaw affects linuxptp versions before 3.1.1, before 2.0.1, before 1.9.3, before 1.8.1, before 1.7.1, before 1.6.1 and before 1.5.1.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1966240
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4938
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00025.html

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0123
EPSS Percentile 79.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119 CWE-787
Status published
Products (13)
debian/debian_linux 10.0
fedoraproject/fedora 33
fedoraproject/fedora 34
linuxptp_project/linuxptp < 1.5.1
redhat/enterprise_linux 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux 8.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_aus 8.2
redhat/enterprise_linux_aus 8.4
redhat/enterprise_linux_eus 8.1
... and 3 more
Published Jul 09, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026