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.

Score
CVSS 3.1 8.0 High
Status
Modified - secalert@redhat.com
Published
2022-03-25
Last modified
2024-08-03
Weaknesses
CWE-119

Affected products

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