CVE-2021-4197
What it is
An unprivileged write to the file handler flaw in the Linux kernel's control groups and namespaces subsystem was found in the way users have access to some less privileged process that are controlled by cgroups and have higher privileged parent process. It is actually both for cgroup2 and cgroup1 versions of control groups. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-287 · Improper authentication
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 4.14.276
- Linux Kernel < 4.19.238
- Linux Kernel < 5.4.189
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.111
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.14
- Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Binding Support Function 22.1.1
- Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Binding Support Function 22.1.3
- Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Binding Support Function 22.2.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2035652
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20211209214707.805617-1-tj%40kernel.org/T/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220602-0006/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5127
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5173
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2035652
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20211209214707.805617-1-tj%40kernel.org/T/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220602-0006/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5127
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5173
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html