CVE-2021-4157

High

Description

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.0
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMar 25, 2022
First seenMar 25, 2022

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel4.4.269, 4.9.269, 4.14.233, 4.19.191, 5.4.120, 5.10.38, 5.11.22, 5.12.5 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel4.0 ≤ v < 4.4.269, 4.5 ≤ v < 4.9.269, 4.10 ≤ v < 4.14.233, 4.15 ≤ v < 4.19.191, 4.20 ≤ v < 5.4.120, 5.5 ≤ v < 5.10.38, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.11.22, 5.12 ≤ v < 5.12.54.4.269, 4.9.269, 4.14.233, 4.19.191, 5.4.120, 5.10.38, 5.11.22, 5.12.5
fedoraproject fedora35—
netapp h300e_firmwareNo range specified—
netapp h300s_firmwareNo range specified—
netapp h500e_firmwareNo range specified—
netapp h500s_firmwareNo range specified—
netapp h700e_firmwareNo range specified—
netapp h700s_firmwareNo range specified—
netapp h410s_firmwareNo range specified—
oracle communications_cloud_native_core_binding_support_function22.1.1, 22.1.3, 22.2.0—

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