CVE-2021-4154
highpriority · attend · 45EPSS 0.012 · 68 %ileexploit · PoCDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A use-after-free flaw was found in cgroup1_parse_param in kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c in the Linux kernel's cgroup v1 parser. A local attacker with a user privilege could cause a privilege escalation by exploiting the fsconfig syscall parameter leading to a container breakout and a denial of service on the system.
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weaknesses
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exploits (2)
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- Markakd/CVE-2021-4154CVE-2021-4154 exploitPoC · poc_in_github
- veritas501/CVE-2021-4154CVE-2021-4154PoC · poc_in_github
affected products (33)
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advisories (3)
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- WID-SEC-W-2022-0137Android Patchday Juni 2022Deutsch2022-06-06csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Google Android ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, beliebigen Code auszuführen und einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand auszulösen.
- 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.
- ASB-A-2188362802022-06-01vendor · osvUS
In cgroup1_parse_param of cgroup-v1.c, there is a possible container breakout due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
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references (36)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4154Patchcnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2034514cnnvd
- https://cloud.google.com/anthos/clusters/docs/security-bulletins#gcp-2022-002cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3b0462726e7ef281c35a7a4ae33e93ee2bc9975bcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4154cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165622/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2022-0187-04.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165661/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2022-0231-03.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165837/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2022-0283-04.htmlcnnvd
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