CVE-2021-3969 is a vulnerability in Lenovo System Interface Foundation
Published on May 18, 2022
A Time of Check Time of Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability was reported in IMController, a software component of Lenovo System Interface Foundation, prior to version 1.1.20.3that could allow a local attacker to elevate privileges.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2021-3969 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a TOCTTOU Vulnerability?
The software checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the software to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state. This weakness can be security-relevant when an attacker can influence the state of the resource between check and use. This can happen with shared resources such as files, memory, or even variables in multithreaded programs.
CVE-2021-3969 has been classified to as a TOCTTOU vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2021-3969
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Affected Versions
Lenovo IMController:- Version unspecified and below 1.1.20.3 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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