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CVE-2021-29631

In FreeBSD 13.0-STABLE before n246941-20f96f215562, 12.2-STABLE before r370400, 11.4-STABLE before r370399, 13.0-RELEASE before p4, 12.2-RELEASE before p10, and 11.4-RELEASE before p13, certain VirtIO-based device models in bhyve failed to handle errors when fetching I/O descriptors. A malicious guest may cause the device model to operate on uninitialized I/O vectors leading to memory corruption, crashing of the bhyve process, and possibly arbitrary code execution in the bhyve process.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from freebsd organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2021, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2021-08-30T18:15:08.923

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:01:32.053

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-908
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.4 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.4 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.4 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.4 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.4 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.4 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.4 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.4 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.4 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.4 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.4 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.4 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.4 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 11.4 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.2 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.2 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.2 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.2 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.2 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.2 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.2 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.2 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.2 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.2 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.2 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 13.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 13.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 13.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 13.0 Yes
References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For freebsd's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.