CVE-2021-0308

An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in gdisks' ReadLogicalParts() function of 'basicmbr.cc'. The exploitation of this flaw requires the use of a malicious storage device (for example, a USB Stick) that can cause a crash when physically inserted into the system and possible local privilege escalation. This flaw allows an attacker to compromise confidentiality, integrity, and data availability.

This vulnerability does affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, and 8 because our code-base is vulnerable to this issue.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as a Moderate security impact and the issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7, hence, marked as Out-of-Support-Scope. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle & Update Policy: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.