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linuxptp — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3570

A flaw was found in the ptp4l program of the linuxptp package. A missing length check when forwarding a PTP message between ports allows a remote attacker to cause an information leak, crash, or potentially remote code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. This flaw affects linuxptp versions before 3.1.1, before 2.0.1, before 1.9.3, before 1.8.1, before 1.7.1, before 1.6.1 and before 1.5.1.

Products
linuxptp
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
3.1-2.1
CVEs
CVE-2021-3570
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 00:36 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3570

core-osv · Original source

Published 9 Jul 2021, 11:15 UTC

A flaw was found in the ptp4l program of the linuxptp package. A missing length check when forwarding a PTP message between ports allows a remote attacker to cause an information leak, crash, or potentially remote code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. This flaw affects linuxptp versions before 3.1.1, before 2.0.1, before 1.9.3, before 1.8.1, before 1.7.1, before 1.6.1 and before 1.5.1.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3570

linuxptp

Fixed versions: 3.1-2.1

linuxptp

Fixed versions: 3.1-2.1

linuxptp

Fixed versions: 3.1-2.1

Complete source record
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