CVE-2021-3753
kernel: a race out-of-bound read in vt
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
1Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
A race problem was seen in the vt_k_ioctl in drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel, which may cause an out of bounds read in vt as the write access to vc_mode is not protected by lock-in vt_ioctl (KDSETMDE). The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.
Se observó un problema de carrera en el la función vt_k_ioctl en el archivo drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c en el kernel de Linux, que puede causar una lectura fuera de límites en vt ya que el acceso de escritura a vc_mode no está protegido por el bloqueo de vt_ioctl (KDSETMDE). La mayor amenaza de esta vulnerabilidad es para la confidencialidad de los datos
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Atheros Ath9k WiFi driver in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. Alois Wohlschlager discovered that the overlay file system in the Linux kernel did not restrict private clones in some situations. An attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. It was discovered that the btrfs file system in the Linux kernel did not properly handle removing a non-existent device id. An attacker with CAP_SYS_ADMIN could use this to cause a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2021-08-31 CVE Reserved
- 2021-09-28 CVE Published
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-03 First Exploit
- 2025-03-29 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
- CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CAPEC
References (5)
URL | Tag | Source |
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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0003 | Third Party Advisory |
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URL | Date | SRC |
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https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/01/4 | 2024-08-03 |
URL | Date | SRC |
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1999589 | 2022-12-07 | |
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2287a51ba822384834dafc1c798453375d1107c7 | 2022-12-07 |
URL | Date | SRC |
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3753 | 2024-05-22 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | Bootstrap Os Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Bootstrap Os" | - | - |
Affected
| in | Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | Hci Compute Node Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Hci Compute Node" | - | - |
Safe
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Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | H300s Firmware Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H300s Firmware" | - | - |
Affected
| in | Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | H300s Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H300s" | - | - |
Safe
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Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | H500s Firmware Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H500s Firmware" | - | - |
Affected
| in | Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | H500s Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H500s" | - | - |
Safe
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Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | H700s Firmware Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H700s Firmware" | - | - |
Affected
| in | Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | H700s Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H700s" | - | - |
Safe
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Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | H410s Firmware Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H410s Firmware" | - | - |
Affected
| in | Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | H410s Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H410s" | - | - |
Safe
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Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | H410c Firmware Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H410c Firmware" | - | - |
Affected
| in | Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | H410c Search vendor "Netapp" for product "H410c" | - | - |
Safe
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | < 5.15 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 5.15" | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "7.0" | - |
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Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | Active Iq Unified Manager Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Active Iq Unified Manager" | - | vmware_vsphere |
Affected
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Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | Element Software Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Element Software" | - | - |
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Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | Hci Management Node Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Hci Management Node" | - | - |
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Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | Solidfire Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Solidfire" | - | - |
Affected
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