How severe is CVE-2021-42205?

CVE-2021-42205 has a CVSS v3 score of 4.7 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2021-42205

Name: elan_miniport_touchpad_driver
Author: lenovo

4.7MEDIUM

ELAN Miniport touchpad Windows driver before 24.21.51.2, as used in PC hardware from multiple manufacturers, allows local users to cause a system crash by sending a certain IOCTL request, because that

Published: 11/7/2022Updated: 5/2/2025

Description

ELAN Miniport touchpad Windows driver before 24.21.51.2, as used in PC hardware from multiple manufacturers, allows local users to cause a system crash by sending a certain IOCTL request, because that request is handled twice.

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Affected Products

lenovoelan_miniport_touchpad_driver

References

https://www.emc.com.tw/upload/F2E/Vulnerability%20Report/Vulnerability%20Report_Miniport%20touchpad%20Windows%20driver_20221107.pdf
Third Party Advisory
https://www.emc.com.tw/upload/F2E/Vulnerability%20Report/Vulnerability%20Report_Miniport%20touchpad%20Windows%20driver_20221107.pdf
Third Party Advisory