CVE-2021-43975
Moderate
CVE-2021-43975
In the Linux kernel through 5.15.2, hw_atl_utils_fw_rpc_wait in drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.c allows an attacker (who can introduce a crafted device) to trigger an out-of-bounds write via a crafted length value.
Exploit probability
0.5%
Published
November 17, 2021
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 16, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
1 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
PUB-A-207093880
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Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2021-43975
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In the Linux kernel through 5.15.2, hw_atl_utils_fw_rpc_wait in drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/hw_atl/hw_atl_utils.c allows an attacker (who can introduce a crafted device) to trigger an out-of-bounds write via a crafted length value.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/b922f622592af76b57cbc566eaeccda0b31a3496
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-03-01
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=b922f622592af76b57cbc566eaeccda0b31a3496
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X24M7KDC4OJOZNS3RDSYC7ELNELOLQ2N/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YODMYMGZYDXQKGJGX7TJG4XV4L5YLLBD/
- https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/163698540868.13805.17800408021782408762.git-patchwork-notify%40kernel.org/T/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211210-0001/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096