kernel
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.30 % · percentile 23 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
A flaw null pointer dereference in the Nitro Enclaves kernel driver was found in the way that Enclaves VMs forces closures on the enclave file descriptor. A local user of a host machine could use this flaw to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2021-26854
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2021-3543
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2021-AVI-492 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2021-AVI-483 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2021-AVI-424 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Red Hat · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:nitro_enclaves_project:nitro_enclaves:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 5.10.0cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| kernel | affected kernel 4.18.0 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |