CVE-2021-3570Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Project Linuxptp

Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.2%
top 20.84%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJul 9
Latest updateMay 29

Description

A flaw was found in the ptp4l program of the linuxptp package. A missing length check when forwarding a PTP message between ports allows a remote attacker to cause an information leak, crash, or potentially remote code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. This flaw affects linuxptp versions before 3.1.1, before 2.0.1, before 1.9.3, before 1.8.1, before 1.7.1, before 1.6.1 and before 1.5.1.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

NVDlinuxptp_project/linuxptp1.6.01.6.1+6
Debianlinuxptp_project/linuxptp< 3.1-2.1+3
CVEListV5linuxptp_project/linuxptplinuxptp 3.1.1, linuxptp 2.0.1, linuxptp 1.9.3, linuxptp 1.8.1, linuxptp 1.7.1, linuxptp 1.6.1, linuxptp 1.5.1

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, Fedora 33, 34, Enterprise Linux 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 8.2, 8.4, 8.1

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-rwc4-5qx3-qg4w: A flaw was found in the ptp4l program of the linuxptp package2022-05-24
OSV
CVE-2021-3570: A flaw was found in the ptp4l program of the linuxptp package2021-07-09
CVEList
CVE-2021-3570: A flaw was found in the ptp4l program of the linuxptp package2021-07-09

📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
Linux PTP vulnerability2023-05-29
Red Hat
linuxptp: missing length check of forwarded messages2021-07-05
Debian
CVE-2021-3570: linuxptp - A flaw was found in the ptp4l program of the linuxptp package. A missing length ...2021
CVE-2021-3570 — Linuxptp Project Linuxptp vulnerability | cvebase