CVE-2021-46867 (GCVE-0-2021-46867)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-06 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-10 13:50
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The HW_KEYMASTER module has a problem in releasing memory.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in out-of-bounds memory access.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-10 13:50 UTC
CWE
- Out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability
- CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read
Assigner
References
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