CVE-2021-27138 (GCVE-0-2021-27138)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-02-17 22:36
Modified
2025-11-03 18:07
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
The boot loader in Das U-Boot before 2021.04-rc2 mishandles use of unit addresses in a FIT.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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