CVE - CVE-2021-4157

CVE-ID
CVE-2021-4157	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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CONFIRM:https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220602-0007/ URL:https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220602-0007/ MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2034342 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2034342 MISC:https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210517140244.822185482@linuxfoundation.org/ URL:https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210517140244.822185482@linuxfoundation.org/ MISC:https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html URL:https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20211222	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20211222)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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