CVE-2021-3802 (GCVE-0-2021-3802)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-29 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 17:09
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Summary
A vulnerability found in udisks2. This flaw allows an attacker to input a specially crafted image file/USB leading to kernel panic. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Severity
4.2 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a udisks2 Affected: udisks-2.9.4
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