CVE-2021-3571
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CVE-2021-3571 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.1/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw was found in the ptp4l program of the linuxptp package. When ptp4l is operating on a little-endian architecture as a PTP transparent clock, a remote attacker could send a crafted one-step sync message to cause an information leak or crash. EPSS estimates a 1.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A flaw was found in the ptp4l program of the linuxptp package. When ptp4l is operating on a little-endian architecture as a PTP transparent clock, a remote attacker could send a crafted one-step sync message to cause an information leak or crash. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and system availability. This flaw affects linuxptp versions before 3.1.1 and before 2.0.1.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linuxptp Project | Linuxptp | < 2.0.1 |
| Linuxptp Project | Linuxptp | >= 3.0, < 3.1.1 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 8.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 33 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 34 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1966241Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1966241Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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