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CVE-2021-3612

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Record status
Published
Identifier year (not publication year)
2021
Source publication
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cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·

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CNA source text (English)

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.

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
n/a
Product
kernel
Platforms
Unknown
Default status
Unknown
kernel · Scoped product and version facts
Version (version)Status (status)Version scheme (versionType)Exclusive end (lessThan)Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual)Status changes (at → status)
kernel 5.9-rc1affectedUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableNone listed