CVE-2021-3571

linuxptp: wrong length of one-step follow-up in transparent clock

Published Jul 9, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.1 High EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in the ptp4l program of the linuxptp package. When ptp4l is operating on a little-endian architecture as a PTP transparent clock, a remote attacker could send a crafted one-step sync message to cause an information leak or crash. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and system availability. This flaw affects linuxptp versions before 3.1.1 and before 2.0.1.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-26881 A flaw was found in the ptp4l program of the linuxptp package. When ptp4l is operating on a little-endian architecture as a PTP transparent clock, a remote attacker could send a crafted one-step sync message to cause an information leak or crash. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and system availability. This flaw affects linuxptp versions before 3.1.1 and before 2.0.1.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 5:01 PM
Reserved
May 31, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 9, 2021, 11:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:05 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jul 5, 2021, 12:00 AM