CVE Catalog

CVE-2021-33655

MediumCVSS 6.7
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.32%

23th percentile - higher than 23% of all known CVEs

Summary

When sending malicious data to the kernel via the ioctl command FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO, the kernel will write memory out of bounds. This vulnerability affects the Linux kernel.

Risk Assessment

It may lead to kernel memory corruption, system crash, or potential arbitrary code execution. It requires local access to the framebuffer interface.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix for CVE-2021-33655. Restrict access to framebuffer devices for unprivileged users.

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Original NVD description (English source)

When sending malicous data to kernel by ioctl cmd FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO,kernel will write memory out of bounds.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS