CVE-2021-4157
highpriority · track · 33EPSS 0.016 · 75 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
An out of memory bounds write flaw (1 or 2 bytes of memory) in the Linux kernel NFS subsystem was found in the way users use mirroring (replication of files with NFS). A user, having access to the NFS mount, could potentially use this flaw to crash the system or escalate privileges on the system.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (37)
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advisories (2)
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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.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-0794Dell ECS: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-04-04csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell ECS ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erweitern, beliebigen Programmcode mit Administratorrechten auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, Dateien zu manipulieren, einen Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriff durchzuführen, Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen oder einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.
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references (34)
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2034342cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-4157/cnnvd
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210517140244.822185482@linuxfoundation.org/cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167097/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2022-1988-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167145/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-5413-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167459/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2022-4956-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220602-0007/cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-memory-corruption-via-decode-nfs-fh-38323cnnvd
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