CVE-2021-33137 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Out-of-bounds write in the Intel(R) Kernelflinger project may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Published: 2022-02-09

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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Intel(R) Kernelflinger project

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`See references`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:intel:kernelflinger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-19852	Out-of-bounds write in the Intel(R) Kernelflinger project may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00058.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00591.html

History

Mon, 05 May 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Intel Kernelflinger

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: intel

Published: 2022-02-09T22:04:43.000Z

Updated: 2025-05-05T16:47:59.913Z

Reserved: 2021-05-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-33137

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T23:42:20.286Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-02-09T23:15:15.703

Modified: 2025-05-05T17:17:23.590

Link: CVE-2021-33137

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-787

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