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CVE-2021-44421 (GCVE-0-2021-44421)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-06 20:03 – Updated: 2024-08-04 04:25
VLAI
Summary
The pointer-validation logic in util/mem_util.rs in Occlum before 0.26.0 for Intel SGX acts as a confused deputy that allows a local attacker to access unauthorized information via side-channel analysis.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
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