arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_rtas.c in the Linux kernel through 5.13.5 on the powerpc platform allows KVM guest OS users to cause host OS memory corruption via rtas_args.nargs, aka CID-f62f3c20647e.
CVE-2021-37576
Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.8
- EG Score
- 7.8(medium)
- EG Risk
- 40(Track)EG Risk 40/100SSVC: 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 computedSeverity78% × 45%Exploitation1% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 1%
- EPSS %ILE
- 46%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 26, 2021
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (14)
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/27/2
- cve@mitrehttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f62f3c20647ebd5fb6ecb8f0b477b9281c44c10a
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WDFA7DSQIPM7XPNXJBXFWXHJFVUBCAG6/
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z2YZ2DNURMYYVDT2NYAFDESJC35KCUDS/
- cve@mitrehttps://lore.kernel.org/linuxppc-dev/87im0x1lqi.fsf%40mpe.ellerman.id.au/T/#u
- cve@mitrehttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210917-0005/
- cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4978
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/27/2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f62f3c20647ebd5fb6ecb8f0b477b9281c44c10a
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WDFA7DSQIPM7XPNXJBXFWXHJFVUBCAG6/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z2YZ2DNURMYYVDT2NYAFDESJC35KCUDS/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lore.kernel.org/linuxppc-dev/87im0x1lqi.fsf%40mpe.ellerman.id.au/T/#u
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210917-0005/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4978
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2021-37576(9)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2021:3987Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2021:3801Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2021:3812Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update
- RHSA-2021:3814Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kpatch-patch security update
- RHSA-2021:3766Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update
- RHSA-2021:3725Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2021:3447Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2021:3446Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update
- +1 more
Patch Availability(13)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-lowlatency (5.4.0.88.92) @ focal | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-virtual-hwe-16.04-edge (4.15.0.159.152) @ xenial | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-lowlatency (5.11.0.37.39) @ hirsute | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-modules-5.11.0-1017-azure (5.11.0-1017.18) @ hirsute | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kpatch-patch | 2021-10-26 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:3.10.0-1062.59.1.el7 | 2021-10-26 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:3.10.0-514.93.1.el7 | 2021-10-12 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:3.10.0-957.84.1.el7 | 2021-10-12 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:3.10.0-1160.45.1.el7 | 2021-10-12 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:3.10.0-693.94.1.el7 | 2021-10-05 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:4.18.0-147.54.2.el8_1 | 2021-09-07 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:4.18.0-193.65.2.el8_2 | 2021-09-07 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:4.18.0-305.17.1.el8_4 | 2021-09-07 | 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
(10)
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-2021-375762021-08-06
arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_rtas.c in the Linux kernel through 5.13.5 on the powerpc platform allows KVM guest OS users to cause host OS memory corruption via rtas_args.nargs aka CID-f62f3c20647e.
- Red HatRHSA-2021:3436IMPORTANT2021-07-23
RHSA-2021:3436 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2021:3442IMPORTANT2021-07-23
RHSA-2021:3442 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2021:3443IMPORTANT2021-07-23
RHSA-2021:3443 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2021:3768IMPORTANT2021-07-23
RHSA-2021:3768 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2021:4000IMPORTANT2021-07-23
RHSA-2021:4000 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-5091-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-5092-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-5092-2MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-5094-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
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