CVE-2025-27021

Operating System Misconfiguration in Infinera G42

Published Jul 2, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The misconfiguration in the sudoers configuration of the operating system in
Infinera G42 version R6.1.3 allows low privileged OS users to
read/write physical memory via devmem command line tool.
This could
allow sensitive information disclosure, denial of service, and privilege
escalation by tampering with kernel memory.


Details: The output of "sudo -l" reports the presence of "devmem" command
executable as super user without using a password. This command allows
to read and write an arbitrary memory area of the target device,
specifying an absolute address.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-19698 The misconfiguration in the sudoers configuration of the operating system in Infinera G42 version R6.1.3 allows low privileged OS users to read/write physical memory via devmem command line tool. This could allow sensitive information disclosure, denial of service, and privilege escalation by tampering with kernel memory. Details: The output of "sudo -l" reports the presence of "devmem" command executable as super user without using a password. This command allows to read and write an arbitrary memory area of the target device, specifying an absolute address.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nokia
Nokia g42
Nokia g42 Firmware
CPEs cpe:2.3:h:nokia:g42:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:nokia:g42_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nokia
Nokia g42
Nokia g42 Firmware
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-266
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The misconfiguration in the sudoers configuration of the operating system in Infinera G42 version R6.1.3 allows low privileged OS users to read/write physical memory via devmem command line tool. This could allow sensitive information disclosure, denial of service, and privilege escalation by tampering with kernel memory. Details: The output of "sudo -l" reports the presence of "devmem" command executable as super user without using a password. This command allows to read and write an arbitrary memory area of the target device, specifying an absolute address.
Title Operating System Misconfiguration in Infinera G42
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
ENISA
Published
Updated
Jul 2, 2025, 2:32 PM
Reserved
Feb 18, 2025, 6:59 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jul 2, 2025, 9:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:02 AM