An out-of-bounds (OOB) memory read flaw was found in the Qualcomm IPC router protocol in the Linux kernel. A missing sanity check allows a local attacker to gain access to out-of-bounds memory, leading to a system crash or a leak of internal kernel information. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
CVE-2021-3743
Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-03-05. NVD baseline CVSS 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.1
- EG Score
- 7.1(medium)
- EG Risk
- 37(Track)EG Risk 37/100SSVC: Track
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 computedSeverity71% × 45%Exploitation1% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 1%
- EPSS %ILE
- 52%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 4, 2022
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (16)
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1997961
- secalert@redhathttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=7e78c597c3eb
- secalert@redhathttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7e78c597c3ebfd0cb329aa09a838734147e4f117
- secalert@redhathttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7e78c597c3ebfd0cb329aa09a838734147e4f117
- secalert@redhathttps://lists.openwall.net/netdev/2021/08/17/124
- secalert@redhathttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220407-0007/
- secalert@redhathttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/27/2
- secalert@redhathttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1997961
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=7e78c597c3eb
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7e78c597c3ebfd0cb329aa09a838734147e4f117
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7e78c597c3ebfd0cb329aa09a838734147e4f117
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.openwall.net/netdev/2021/08/17/124
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220407-0007/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/27/2
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2021-3743(2)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(8)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-buildinfo-5.11.0-38-lowlatency (5.11.0-38.42~20.04.1) @ focal | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-oem-5.13-tools-5.13.0-1017 (5.13.0-1017.21) @ focal | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-tools-oem-20.04-edge (5.10.0.1050.52) @ focal | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-virtual-hwe-16.04-edge (4.15.0.162.155) @ xenial | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-oem-tools-host (5.4.0.90.94) @ focal | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-raspi2-hwe-18.04 (5.4.0.1046.81) @ focal | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8 | 2022-05-10 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:4.18.0-372.9.1.el8 | 2022-05-10 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | 5.10.46-4 | 5.10.46-5 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 5.14.6-1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 5.14.6-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 5.14.6-1 | — |
Debian:9(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux-4.19 | 4.19.132-1~deb9u1 ... 4.19.194-3~deb9u1 (9 versions) | 4.19.208-1~deb9u1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(7)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2021-37432022-03-12
An out-of-bounds (OOB) memory read flaw was found in the Qualcomm IPC router protocol in the Linux kernel. A missing sanity check allows a local attacker to gain access to out-of-bounds memory leading to a system crash or a leak of internal kernel information. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
- UbuntuUSN-5113-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-5115-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-5117-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-5136-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-5137-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-5137-2MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
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