Vulnerability · Published Aug 8, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-38205
Low 3.3
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in the linux package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c in the Linux kernel before 5.13.3 makes it easier for attackers to defeat an ASLR protection mechanism because it prints a kernel pointer (i.e., the real IOMEM pointer).
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 5.14.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38205 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 5.14.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38205 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 5.14.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38205 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38205 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38205 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38205 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d0d62baa7f505bd4c59cd169692ff07ec49dde37 x_refsource_MISC
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13.3 x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20211015 [SECURITY] [DLA 2785-1] linux-4.19 security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [debian-lts-announce] 20211216 [SECURITY] [DLA 2843-1] linux security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST