CVE-2021-3501
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2021
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in versions before 5.12. The value of internal.ndata, in the KVM API, is mapped to an array index, which can be updated by a user process at anytime which could lead to an out-of-bounds write. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity and system availability.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
kernel
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- kernel
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected- Package
- kernel
- Package collection
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.9 | affected | semver | 5.10.32 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5.11 | affected | semver | 5.11.16 | Unavailable | None listed |