vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2021-4157: CVE-2021-4157 kernel: Buffer overwrite in decode_nfs_fh function (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | 2022-03-25 | 2022-05-13 | 2024-03-13 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
2022-03-25
Added
2022-05-13
Modified
2024-03-13
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.
Solution(s)
redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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