CVE-2021-3982
Medium
Description
Linux distributions using CAP_SYS_NICE for gnome-shell may be exposed to a privilege escalation issue. An attacker, with low privilege permissions, may take advantage of the way CAP_SYS_NICE is currently implemented and eventually load code to increase its process scheduler priority leading to possible DoS of other services running in the same machine.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductGnome-shell
PublishedApr 29, 2022
First seenApr 29, 2022
Weakness typeCWE-273CWE-273
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| gnome gnome-shell | No range specified | — |
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