CVE-2021-38201
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.034 · 89 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
net/sunrpc/xdr.c in the Linux kernel before 5.13.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (xdr_set_page_base slab-out-of-bounds access) by performing many NFS 4.2 READ_PLUS operations.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (19)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2022-0515IBM Spectrum Protect: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-06-29csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer, authentisierter oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM Spectrum Protect ausnutzen, um einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, seine Rechte zu erweitern oder beliebigen Code mit Root-Rechten auszuführen.
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sources
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references (23)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13.4cnnvd
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6d1c0f3d28f98ea2736128ed3e46821496dc3a8ccnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164062/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2021-3440-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164075/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2021-3447-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164223/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2021-3598-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164312/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-5092-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164334/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-5092-2.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164342/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2021-3694-01.htmlcnnvd
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