Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in Lenovo IMController
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A race condition vulnerability was reported in IMController, a software component of Lenovo System Interface Foundation, prior to version 1.1.20.3 that could allow a local attacker to connect and interact with the IMController child process' named pipe.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA IMController (Lenovo) Fixed in 1.1.20.3
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Lenovo IMController 1.1.20.3
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2021-02866 Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in Lenovo IMControllerPriority LOW 38
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-3922
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-73f6-cmq6-69h8
References
More Lenovo System Interface Foundation vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-04385 A potential vulnerability was reported in Lenovo System Interface Foundation versions… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-02866 Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in Lenovo IMController CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-06722 A privilege escalation vulnerability was reported in Lenovo System Interface Foundation… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-06721 A privilege escalation vulnerability was reported in the LenovoSystemUpdatePlugin for… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-04388 Untrusted search path in Lenovo System Interface Foundation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-06776 Improper access control in Lenovo All ThinkPad, ThinkCentre, ThinkStation and… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-3922 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-3922 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-73f6-cmq6-69h8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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