CVE-2021-27138
The boot loader in Das U-Boot before 2021.04-rc2 mishandles use of unit addresses in a FIT.
02 Description
The boot loader in Das U-Boot before 2021.04-rc2 mishandles use of unit addresses in a FIT.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.10% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 65.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2021-02-17 22:36Z5 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-11-03 18:07Z12 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-02-10
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:R
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- facfb651e04412b76966450fccb86afb6374e6e14fa38e1fcee3f84eb4a1e1e3
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/u-boot/u-boot/commit/b6f4c757959f8850e1299a77c8e5713da78e8ec0
- github.comhttps://github.com/u-boot/u-boot/commit/3f04db891a353f4b127ed57279279f851c6b4917
- github.comhttps://github.com/u-boot/u-boot/commit/79af75f7776fc20b0d7eb6afe1e27c00fdb4b9b4
- lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00037.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- u-boot Fixed in 2021.07+dfsg-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- u-boot Fixed in 2021.07+dfsg-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- u-boot Fixed in 2021.07+dfsg-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- u-boot No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- u-boot No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS
- u-boot No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.