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TI-2021-05520 Aliases CVE-2021-22566GHSA-q77g-rg5g-rf78

Incorrect mapping of Executable bits in Fuchsia Kernel

Priority LOW 23CWE-275Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

An incorrect setting of UXN bits within mmu_flags_to_s1_pte_attr lead to privileged executable pages being mapped as executable from an unprivileged context. This can be leveraged by an attacker to bypass executability restrictions of kernel-mode pages from user-mode. An incorrect setting of PXN bits within mmu_flags_to_s1_pte_attr lead to unprivileged executable pages being mapped as executable from a privileged context. This can be leveraged by an attacker to bypass executability restrictions of user-mode pages from kernel-mode. Typically this allows a potential attacker to circumvent a mitigation, making exploitation of potential kernel-mode vulnerabilities easier. We recommend updating kernel beyond commit 7d731b4e9599088ac3073956933559da7bca6a00 and rebuilding.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00294 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

No affected products listed by the sources yet.

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:google:fuchsia:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableGoogle
  • cpe:2.3:o:google:fuchsia:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Google

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-22566
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q77g-rg5g-rf78

References

  • TI-2022-00787 Illegal access to Kernel log in Fuchsia CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2024-09826 Identifiable Header Values In Fuchsia Leading To Tracking of The User CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2022-00182 Write access to VMO data through copy-on-write in Fuchsia CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-05515 Integer Overflow in Fuchsia Kernel CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8

Sources