# CVE-2021-3570: A flaw was found in the ptp4l program of the linuxptp package.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-07-09 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a linuxptp: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in the ptp4l program of the linuxptp package. A missing length check when forwarding a PTP message between ports allows a remote attacker to cause an information leak, crash, or potentially remote code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. This flaw affects linuxptp versions before 3.1.1, before 2.0.1, before 1.9.3, before 1.8.1, before 1.7.1, before 1.6.1 and before 1.5.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a linuxptp, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1966240
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4938
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUBKTRCMJ6VKS7DIBSZQB4ATSKVCJYXJ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RHRUVSDP673LXJ5HGIPQPWPIYUPWYQA7/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00025.html

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