CVE-2021-3570: A flaw was found in the ptp4l program of the linuxptp package.
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 36/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2.9% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 87.2% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: linuxptp (Debian:10) 1.9.2-1+deb10u1; linuxptp (Debian:12) 3.1-2.1; linuxptp (Debian:9) 1.8-1+deb9u1.
- Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Low priority for now. Upgrade to linuxptp (Debian:10) 1.9.2-1+deb10u1; linuxptp (Debian:12) 3.1-2.1; linuxptp (Debian:9) 1.8-1+deb9u1 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
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.
- Published
- Jul 9, 2021
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.9% · 87th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
Report tools
Action score
36
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.9%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| linuxptp project | linuxptp | cpe:2.3:a:linuxptp_project:linuxptp |
| redhat | enterprise linux | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux |
| redhat | enterprise linux aus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_aus |
| redhat | enterprise linux eus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux tus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_tus |
| fedoraproject | fedora | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- debian debian linux10.0
- fedoraproject fedora33
- fedoraproject fedora34
- linuxptp project linuxptp1.8.0 and later · before 1.8.1
- linuxptp project linuxptp1.9.0 and later · before 1.9.3
- linuxptp project linuxptp2.0.0 and later · before 2.0.1
- linuxptp project linuxptp3.0.0 and later · before 3.1.1
- linuxptp project linuxptpbefore 1.5.1
- linuxptp project linuxptp1.6.0 and later · before 1.6.1
- linuxptp project linuxptp1.7.0 and later · before 1.7.1
- redhat enterprise linux6.0
- redhat enterprise linux7.0
- redhat enterprise linux8.0
- redhat enterprise linux aus8.2
- redhat enterprise linux aus8.4
- redhat enterprise linux eus8.1
- redhat enterprise linux eus8.2
- redhat enterprise linux tus8.2
- redhat enterprise linux tus8.4
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
n/a linuxptp
- linuxptp 3.1.1, linuxptp 2.0.1, linuxptp 1.9.3, linuxptp 1.8.1, linuxptp 1.7.1, linuxptp 1.6.1, linuxptp 1.5.1affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:10 | linuxptp | before 1.9.2-1+deb10u1 | 1.9.2-1+deb10u1 |
| Debian:12 | linuxptp | before 3.1-2.1 | 3.1-2.1 |
| Debian:9 | linuxptp | before 1.8-1+deb9u1 | 1.8-1+deb9u1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | linuxptp | before 1.8+git65.g303b08c-lp152.4.3.1 | 1.8+git65.g303b08c-lp152.4.3.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.3 | linuxptp | before 3.1.1-3.3.1 | 3.1.1-3.3.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | linuxptp | before 0:2.0-2.el7_9.1 | 0:2.0-2.el7_9.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | linuxptp-debuginfo | before 0:2.0-2.el7_9.1 | 0:2.0-2.el7_9.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | linuxptp | before 0:2.0-5.el8_4.1 | 0:2.0-5.el8_4.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | linuxptp-debuginfo | before 0:2.0-5.el8_4.1 | 0:2.0-5.el8_4.1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | linuxptp-debugsource | before 0:2.0-5.el8_4.1 | 0:2.0-5.el8_4.1 |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.1::appstream | linuxptp | before 0:2.0-4.el8_1.1 | 0:2.0-4.el8_1.1 |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.1::appstream | linuxptp-debuginfo | before 0:2.0-4.el8_1.1 | 0:2.0-4.el8_1.1 |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.1::appstream | linuxptp-debugsource | before 0:2.0-4.el8_1.1 | 0:2.0-4.el8_1.1 |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::appstream | linuxptp | before 0:2.0-4.el8_2.1 | 0:2.0-4.el8_2.1 |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::appstream | linuxptp-debuginfo | before 0:2.0-4.el8_2.1 | 0:2.0-4.el8_2.1 |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::appstream | linuxptp-debugsource | before 0:2.0-4.el8_2.1 | 0:2.0-4.el8_2.1 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | linuxptp | before 0:2.0-5.el8_4.1 | 0:2.0-5.el8_4.1 |
| SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | linuxptp | before 1.4-15.3.1 | 1.4-15.3.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP2 | linuxptp | before 1.8+git65.g303b08c-3.3.1 | 1.8+git65.g303b08c-3.3.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP3 | linuxptp | before 3.1.1-3.3.1 | 3.1.1-3.3.1 |
Same product
linuxptp project: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2024-42861An issue in IEEE 802.1AS linuxptp v.4.2 and before allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted Pdelay_Req message 30Monitor
- CVE-2021-3571A flaw was found in the ptp4l program of the linuxptp package.29Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:linuxptp | 3.1-2.1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:linuxptp | 1.8+git65.g303b08c-lp152.4.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:linuxptp | 0:2.0-4.el8_2.1 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:linuxptp-debuginfo | 0:2.0-4.el8_2.1 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:linuxptp-debugsource | 0:2.0-4.el8_2.1 · Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| rocky linux:linuxptp | 0:2.0-5.el8_4.1 · Rocky Linux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:linuxptp | 1.4-15.3.1 · SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-21-0556 · Jul 7, 2021(RedHat Güvenlik Güncellemesi Yayınladı)
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00025.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RHRUVSDP673LXJ5HGIPQPWPIYUPWYQA7/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VUBKTRCMJ6VKS7DIBSZQB4ATSKVCJYXJ/
- www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4938
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.