CVE-2021-36357
highpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.012 · 67 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An issue was discovered in OpenPOWER 2.6 firmware. unpack_timestamp() calls le32_to_cpu() for endian conversion of a uint16_t "year" value, resulting in a type mismatch that can truncate a higher integer value to a smaller one, and bypass a timestamp check. The fix is to use the right endian conversion function.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
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affected products (2)
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- https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/5be38b672c1410e2f10acd3ad2eecfdc81d5daf7cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36357cnnvd
- https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/5be38b672c1410e2f10acd3ad2eecfdc81d5daf7enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/open-power/skiboot/commit/5be38b672c1410e2f10acd3ad2eecfdc81d5daf7PatchThird Party Advisorynvd
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