CVE-2021-3543
Estado: ModificadaMedia (6.7)—
A flaw null pointer dereference in the Nitro Enclaves kernel driver was found in the way that Enclaves VMs forces closures on the enclave file descriptor. A local user of a host machine could use this flaw to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 6.7
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.30%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 21
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (3)
CWE
- CWE-416
- CWE-416, CWE-476
Referencias
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