Number: AV21-401
Date: 17 August 2021
On 17 August, BlackBerry published a Security Advisory to address vulnerabilities in the following products:
- BlackBerry QNX Software Development Platform – version 6.5.0SP1 and prior
- QNX OS for Medical – version 1.1 and prior
- QNX OS for Safety – version 1.0.1 and prior
Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could lead to arbitrary memory allocation, resulting in unexpected behavior such as a denial of service or remote code execution.
The Cyber Centre encourages users and administrators to review the provided web links, perform the suggested mitigations and apply the necessary updates when available.
BlackBerry QNX Advisory (KB 82334)
https://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber=000082334
ICS Advisory (ICSA-AA21-229A)
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/alerts/aa21-229a
CCCS – Multiple RTOS Security Vulnerabilities (AV21-198)
https://cyber.gc.ca/en/alerts/control-systems-multiple-rtos-security-vulnerabilities
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