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DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3612

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3612 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12linux0, 0, 0
Debian:14linux0, 0, 0
Debian:11linux0, 0, 0
Debian:13linux0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Jul 9, 2021 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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