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TI-2021-15656 Aliases CVE-2021-37848GHSA-52x7-8654-5f6q

common/password.c in Pengutronix barebox through 2021.07.0 leaks timing information…

Priority LOW 36CWE-203Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-203.

Summary

common/password.c in Pengutronix barebox through 2021.07.0 leaks timing information because strncmp is used during hash comparison.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01538 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pengutronix:barebox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2021.07.0Vulnerablebarebox
  • cpe:2.3:a:pengutronix:barebox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2021.07.0 Vulnerable ·barebox

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-37848
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-52x7-8654-5f6q

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

  • TI-2019-11982 Pengutronix barebox through 2019.08.1 has a remote buffer overflow in nfs_readlink_req in… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-11981 Pengutronix barebox through 2019.08.1 has a remote buffer overflow in nfs_readlink_reply… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-10888 Pengutronix Barebox through v2020.05.0 has an out-of-bounds read in nfs_read_reply in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-27185 barebox EFI PE Loader Memory Safety Vulnerabilities CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2026-25661 barebox: FIT Signature Verification Bypass Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
  • TI-2021-15655 crypto/digest.c in Pengutronix barebox through 2021.07.0 leaks timing information because… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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