CVE - CVE-2021-3753

CVE-ID
CVE-2021-3753	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
A race problem was seen in the vt_k_ioctl in drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel, which may cause an out of bounds read in vt as the write access to vc_mode is not protected by lock-in vt_ioctl (KDSETMDE). The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.
References
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CONFIRM:https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0003/ MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1999589 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1999589 MISC:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2287a51ba822384834dafc1c798453375d1107c7 URL:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2287a51ba822384834dafc1c798453375d1107c7 MISC:https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/01/4 URL:https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/01/4
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20210831	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20210831)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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