CVE-2021-22556 (GCVE-0-2021-22556)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-05-03 15:50 – Updated: 2025-04-21 13:54
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Title
Integer Overflow in Fuchsia Kernel
Summary
The Security Team discovered an integer overflow bug that allows an attacker with code execution to issue memory cache invalidation operations on pages that they don’t own, allowing them to control kernel memory from userspace. We recommend upgrading to kernel version 4.1 or beyond.
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-190 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound
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Google LLC Fuchsia Kernel Affected: unspecified , < 4.1 (custom)
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