Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 6.7/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | kernel | kernel 4.18.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1953022Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210429165941.27020-2-andraprs%40amazon.com/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1953022Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210429165941.27020-2-andraprs%40amazon.com/
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 1, 2021
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified