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    CVE-2021-4197

    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.

    Published:Sep 12, 2021
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Mar 23, 2022
    EPSS Score:0.00014
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Broadcom
    Product
    Brocade Fabric Operating System Firmware
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Netapp
    Product
    H300s
    Vendor
    Netapp
    Product
    H300s Firmware
    Vendor
    Netapp
    Product
    H410c
    Vendor
    Netapp
    Product
    H410c Firmware
    Vendor
    Netapp
    Product
    H410s
    Vendor
    Netapp
    Product
    H410s Firmware
    Vendor
    Netapp
    Product
    H500s
    Vendor
    Netapp
    Product
    H500s Firmware
    Vendor
    Netapp
    Product
    H700s
    Vendor
    Netapp
    Product
    H700s Firmware
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Communications Cloud Native Core Binding Support Function
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Eus

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High