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Both the out-of-bounds entry and the NULL pointer\nare then dereferenced by map_partition_power_domain_id() and the\nfollowing power_domain_info access.\n\nReject socket_id >= topology_max_packages() and a NULL sst_inst, matching\nthe checks already performed by get_instance()."}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH"}, "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "AV:L - The bug is reached only through the ISST_IF_CLOS_ASSOC ioctl on /dev/isst_interface; isst_if_clos_assoc() is not invoked from network, Bluetooth, or USB processing.\nAC:L - The attacker sets punit_cpu_map=1 and socket_id equal to topology_max_packages() (one past sst_inst[]) or to an in-range unbound package (NULL sst_inst). 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