CVE-2021-4157

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
n/akernelkernel 5.13-rc1affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-119: CWE-119

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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