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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.4

CVE-2021-0605 json

In pfkey_dump of af_key.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds read due to a missing bounds check.

published 2021-06-22 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-3224

cvss
4.4
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 9%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In pfkey_dump of af_key.c, there is a possible out-of-bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure in the kernel with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-110373476

Patch / fix

  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.8.7-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2021-0605

  • linux Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-197.229
  • linux Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-126.129
  • linux Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-56.62
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-1118.132
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1088.93
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1030.31
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.15.0-1088.101~16.04.1
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1030.32

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2021-0605

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • kernel RHEL 8 4.18.0-305.el8
  • perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-305.el8
  • bpftool RHEL 8 4.18.0-305.el8
  • kernel-core RHEL 8 4.18.0-305.el8
  • kernel-tools RHEL 8 4.18.0-305.el8
  • python3-perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-305.el8
  • kernel-modules RHEL 8 4.18.0-305.el8
  • kernel-zfcpdump RHEL 8 4.18.0-305.el8

red hat advisories RHSA-2021:1578RHSA-2021:1739

  • kernel-syms SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3-LTSS, SLES 12 SP3-BCL +3 more 4.4.180-94.147.1
  • kernel-source SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3-LTSS, SLES 12 SP3-BCL +3 more 4.4.180-94.147.1
  • kernel-default SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3-LTSS, SLES 12 SP3-BCL +4 more 4.4.180-94.147.1
  • kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_40 SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3-LTSS, OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 +2 more 1-4.3.1
  • kernel-syms SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES 15 SP1-LTSS, SLES 15 SP1-BCL +6 more 4.12.14-197.99.1
  • kernel-source SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES 15 SP1-LTSS, SLES 15 SP1-BCL +6 more 4.12.14-197.99.1
  • kernel-default SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES 15 SP1-LTSS, SLES 15 SP1-BCL +8 more 4.12.14-197.99.1
  • kernel-zfcpdump SLES 15 SP1-LTSS, Manager Server 4.0 4.12.14-197.99.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2021:2451-1SUSE-SU-2021:2433-1SUSE-SU-2021:2427-1SUSE-SU-2021:2426-1SUSE-SU-2021:2422-1SUSE-SU-2021:2421-1

  • kernel-default openSUSE Leap 15.3 4.12.14-197.99.1
  • kernel-vanilla openSUSE Leap 15.3 4.12.14-197.99.1
  • kernel-kvmsmall openSUSE Leap 15.3 4.12.14-197.99.1
  • kernel-zfcpdump openSUSE Leap 15.3 4.12.14-197.99.1
  • kernel-64kb openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-59.13.1
  • kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-59.13.1
  • kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-59.13.1
  • kernel-source openSUSE Leap 15.3 5.3.18-59.13.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2021:2427-1openSUSE-SU-2021:2352-1openSUSE-SU-2021:2305-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2021-0605 updated cvss 4.4

kernel: In pfkey_dump() dplen and splen can both be specified to access the xfrm_address_t structure out of bounds

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, kernel-alt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-tools, +3 more
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-305.el8, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-305.el8, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-305.el8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) perf 4.18.0-305.el8, kernel 4.18.0-305.el8, bpftool 4.18.0-305.el8, kernel-core 4.18.0-305.el8, kernel-tools 4.18.0-305.el8, python3-perf 4.18.0-305.el8, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:1578
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-305.rt7.72.el8, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-305.rt7.72.el8, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-305.rt7.72.el8, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-305.rt7.72.el8, kernel-rt-debug-modules 4.18.0-305.rt7.72.el8, kernel-rt-modules-extra 4.18.0-305.rt7.72.el8, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-305.rt7.72.el8, kernel-rt-kvm 4.18.0-305.rt7.72.el8, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-305.rt7.72.el8, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-305.rt7.72.el8, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-305.rt7.72.el8, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-305.rt7.72.el8, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:1739
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-trace, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +82 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.9 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • n/a Android

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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