Information disclosure in Pengutronix barebox - CVE-2021-37848
Published: August 3, 2021 / Updated: January 20, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55535
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37848
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to strncmp is used during hash comparison in the "common/password.c". A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
Affected software
Pengutronix barebox
How to mitigate CVE-2021-37848
Install update from vendor's website.
Pengutronix barebox - update to 2021.10.0