CVE-2021-27138

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1.1%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

The boot loader in Das U-Boot before 2021.04-rc2 mishandles use of unit addresses in a FIT.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
40
EG Risk 40/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
EPSS PROB
1.1%
EPSS %ILE
64th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.

Exploitation none (no KEV listing, exploit record or EPSS ≥ 50%) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact partial (CVSS below 9.0). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

February 17, 2021

Last Modified

November 3, 2025

References (7)

Affected Packages

(15 across 15 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
u-boot—
  • every version up to 2021.04-r0: fixed in 2021.04-r0
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Alpine:v3.15(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
u-boot—
  • every version up to 2021.04-r0: fixed in 2021.04-r0
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Alpine:v3.16(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
u-boot—
  • every version up to 2021.04-r0: fixed in 2021.04-r0
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Alpine:v3.17(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
u-boot—
  • every version up to 2021.04-r0: fixed in 2021.04-r0
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Alpine:v3.18(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
u-boot—
  • every version up to 2021.04-r0: fixed in 2021.04-r0
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Alpine:v3.19(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
u-boot—
  • every version up to 2021.04-r0: fixed in 2021.04-r0
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Alpine:v3.20(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
u-boot—
  • every version up to 2021.04-r0: fixed in 2021.04-r0
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Alpine:v3.21(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
u-boot—
  • every version up to 2021.04-r0: fixed in 2021.04-r0
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Alpine:v3.22(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
u-boot—
  • every version up to 2021.04-r0: fixed in 2021.04-r0
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Alpine:v3.23(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
u-boot—
  • every version up to 2021.04-r0: fixed in 2021.04-r0
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Alpine:v3.24(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
u-boot—
  • every version up to 2021.04-r0: fixed in 2021.04-r0
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Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
u-boot2021.01+dfsg-5, 2021.01+dfsg-5+deb11u1
  • every version up to 2021.01+dfsg-5+deb11u2: fixed in 2021.01+dfsg-5+deb11u2
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Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
u-boot—
  • every version up to 2021.07+dfsg-2: fixed in 2021.07+dfsg-2
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Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
u-boot—
  • every version up to 2021.07+dfsg-2: fixed in 2021.07+dfsg-2
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Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
u-boot—
  • every version up to 2021.07+dfsg-2: fixed in 2021.07+dfsg-2
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Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 31× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-27138?
CVE-2021-27138 is a high vulnerability published on February 17, 2021. The boot loader in Das U-Boot before 2021.04-rc2 mishandles use of unit addresses in a FIT.
When was CVE-2021-27138 disclosed?
CVE-2021-27138 was first published on February 17, 2021, with the most recent update on November 3, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2021-27138 actively exploited?
CVE-2021-27138 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (64th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-27138?
CVE-2021-27138 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2021-27138?
A fix for CVE-2021-27138 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory.

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