CVE-2021-27411

Micrium OS Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Description

Micrium OS Versions 5.10.1 and prior are vulnerable to integer wrap-around in functions Mem_DynPoolCreate, Mem_DynPoolCreateHW and Mem_PoolCreate. This unverified memory assignment can lead to arbitrary memory allocation, resulting in unexpected behavior such as very small blocks of memory being allocated instead of very large ones.

Remediation

Solution:

  • Update Micrium OS to v5.10.2 or later – Update available

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.21%
Vendor Advisory silabs.com
Affected: Micrium Micrium OS
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-119-04 third party advisory us government resource
https://www.silabs.com/developers/micrium-os product vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-27411?
CVE-2021-27411 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-27411?
To fix CVE-2021-27411: Update Micrium OS to v5.10.2 or later – Update available
Is CVE-2021-27411 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-27411 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-27411?
CVE-2021-27411 affects Micrium Micrium OS.
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