CVE-2021-3612 (GCVE-0-2021-3612)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-07-09 10:33 – Updated: 2024-08-03 17:01
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Summary
An out-of-bounds memory write flaw was found in the Linux kernel's joystick devices subsystem in versions before 5.9-rc1, in the way the user calls ioctl JSIOCSBTNMAP. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system or possibly escalate their privileges on the system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
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n/a kernel Affected: kernel 5.9-rc1
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