CVE-2021-41612

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in the ALU unit of the OpenRISC mor1kx processor. The carry flag is not being updated correctly for the subtract instruction, which results in an incorrect value of the carry flag. Any software that relies on this flag may experience corruption in execution.

8.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

EPSS 0.13%

Third-Party Advisory tamu.edu

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://github.com/openrisc/mor1kx/issues/139	vdb entry
https://seth.engr.tamu.edu/software-releases/thehuzz/	third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-41612?: CVE-2021-41612 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-41612?: To fix CVE-2021-41612, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-41612 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2021-41612 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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