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CVE-2021-4157

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.

  • Published: Mar 25, 2022
  • Updated: Nov 8, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2021-4157
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 8
  • AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.4
  • AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

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