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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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2021-07-09T10:33:16

Updated: 2022-07-25T16:36:01

Reserved: 2021-06-21T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2021-3612

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-07-09T11:15:09.457

Modified: 2023-11-07T03:38:09.580


Link: CVE-2021-3612

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cve-icon Redhat Information

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