The kernel in Amazon Web Services FreeRTOS before 10.4.3 has an integer overflow in stream_buffer.c for a stream buffer.
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-190Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The kernel in Amazon Web Services FreeRTOS before 10.4.3 has an integer overflow in stream_buffer.c for a stream buffer.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01382 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-31572
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rc5m-cw2g-xxwh
References
More AWS Freertos vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-11999 The kernel in Amazon Web Services FreeRTOS before 10.4.3 has insufficient bounds checking… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-11680 The kernel in Amazon Web Services FreeRTOS before 10.4.3 has an integer overflow in queue.c for queue creation. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-11856 Amazon Web Services (AWS) FreeRTOS through 1.3.1, FreeRTOS up to V10.0.1 (with… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2018-11855 Amazon Web Services (AWS) FreeRTOS through 1.3.1, FreeRTOS up to V10.0.1 (with… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2018-11896 An issue was discovered in Amazon Web Services (AWS) FreeRTOS through 1.3.1, FreeRTOS up… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-53921 Improper input validation in FreeRTOS-Kernel timer command handling CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2021-31572 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-31572 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rc5m-cw2g-xxwh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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