A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.12.8. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function i801_isr of the component i2c. The manipulation leads to Privilege Escalation.

This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-47153. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.