UBUNTU-CVE-2021-27138

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-27138
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-27138.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-27138
Upstream
Published
2021-02-17T23:15:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T04:50:11Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

The boot loader in Das U-Boot before 2021.04-rc2 mishandles use of unit addresses in a FIT.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / u-boot

Package

Name
u-boot
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/u-boot@2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2015.*

2015.04+dfsg1-2ubuntu1
2015.10+dfsg1-2
2015.10+dfsg1-3
2015.10+dfsg1-4

2016.*

2016.01+dfsg1-1
2016.01+dfsg1-1ubuntu1
2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu1
2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu2
2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu3
2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5",
            "binary_name": "u-boot"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-exynos"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-imx"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-omap"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-rockchip"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-rpi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-sunxi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-tegra"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-tools"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / u-boot

Package

Name
u-boot
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/u-boot@2020.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0~18.04.3?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2016.*

2016.03+dfsg1-6ubuntu2

2018.*

2018.07~rc3+dfsg1-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
2018.07~rc3+dfsg1-0ubuntu2~18.04.1
2018.07~rc3+dfsg1-0ubuntu3~18.04.1

2019.*

2019.07+dfsg-1ubuntu4~18.04.1

2020.*

2020.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0~18.04.2
2020.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0~18.04.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2020.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0~18.04.3",
            "binary_name": "u-boot"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2020.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0~18.04.3",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-amlogic"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2020.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0~18.04.3",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-exynos"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2020.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0~18.04.3",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-imx"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2020.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0~18.04.3",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-mvebu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2020.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0~18.04.3",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-omap"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2020.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0~18.04.3",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-qcom"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2020.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0~18.04.3",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-qemu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2020.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0~18.04.3",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-rockchip"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2020.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0~18.04.3",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-rpi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2020.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0~18.04.3",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-sunxi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2020.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0~18.04.3",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-tegra"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2020.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0~18.04.3",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-tools"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / u-boot

Package

Name
u-boot
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/u-boot@2021.01+dfsg-3ubuntu0~20.04.6?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2019.*

2019.07+dfsg-1ubuntu3
2019.07+dfsg-1ubuntu5
2019.07+dfsg-1ubuntu6

2020.*

2020.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0~20.04.2

2021.*

2021.01+dfsg-3ubuntu0~20.04.1
2021.01+dfsg-3ubuntu0~20.04.3
2021.01+dfsg-3ubuntu0~20.04.4
2021.01+dfsg-3ubuntu0~20.04.5
2021.01+dfsg-3ubuntu0~20.04.6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2021.01+dfsg-3ubuntu0~20.04.6",
            "binary_name": "u-boot"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2021.01+dfsg-3ubuntu0~20.04.6",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-amlogic"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2021.01+dfsg-3ubuntu0~20.04.6",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-exynos"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2021.01+dfsg-3ubuntu0~20.04.6",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-imx"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2021.01+dfsg-3ubuntu0~20.04.6",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-mvebu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2021.01+dfsg-3ubuntu0~20.04.6",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-omap"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2021.01+dfsg-3ubuntu0~20.04.6",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-qcom"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2021.01+dfsg-3ubuntu0~20.04.6",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-qemu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2021.01+dfsg-3ubuntu0~20.04.6",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-rockchip"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2021.01+dfsg-3ubuntu0~20.04.6",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-rpi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2021.01+dfsg-3ubuntu0~20.04.6",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-sifive"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2021.01+dfsg-3ubuntu0~20.04.6",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-sunxi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2021.01+dfsg-3ubuntu0~20.04.6",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-tegra"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2021.01+dfsg-3ubuntu0~20.04.6",
            "binary_name": "u-boot-tools"
        }
    ]
}