UBUNTU-CVE-2021-4157

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2021-4157

    Published: 25 Mar 2022Last Modified: 10 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-4157
    Aliases:
    USN-5413-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-4157, https://git.kernel.org/linus/ed34695e15aba74f45247f1ee2cf7e09d449f925, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5413-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-4157

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux-aws

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=trusty%2Fesm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.4.0-1104.109

    Affected versions

    4.4.0-1002.2
    4.4.0-1003.3
    4.4.0-1005.5
    4.4.0-1006.6
    4.4.0-1009.9
    4.4.0-1010.10
    4.4.0-1011.11
    4.4.0-1012.12
    4.4.0-1014.14
    4.4.0-1016.16
    4.4.0-1017.17
    4.4.0-1019.19
    4.4.0-1022.22
    4.4.0-1023.23
    4.4.0-1024.25
    4.4.0-1025.26
    4.4.0-1027.30
    4.4.0-1028.31
    4.4.0-1029.32
    4.4.0-1031.34
    4.4.0-1032.35
    4.4.0-1034.37
    4.4.0-1036.39
    4.4.0-1037.40
    4.4.0-1038.41
    4.4.0-1039.42
    4.4.0-1040.43
    4.4.0-1042.45
    4.4.0-1044.47
    4.4.0-1045.48
    4.4.0-1046.50
    4.4.0-1048.52
    4.4.0-1050.54
    4.4.0-1052.56
    4.4.0-1054.58
    4.4.0-1055.59
    4.4.0-1056.60
    4.4.0-1058.62
    4.4.0-1059.63
    4.4.0-1060.64
    4.4.0-1061.65
    4.4.0-1062.66
    4.4.0-1064.68
    4.4.0-1065.69
    4.4.0-1066.70
    4.4.0-1067.71
    4.4.0-1073.77
    4.4.0-1074.78
    4.4.0-1075.79
    4.4.0-1076.80
    4.4.0-1077.81
    4.4.0-1078.82
    4.4.0-1081.85
    4.4.0-1082.86
    4.4.0-1083.87
    4.4.0-1085.89
    4.4.0-1086.90
    4.4.0-1087.91
    4.4.0-1088.92
    4.4.0-1090.94
    4.4.0-1091.95
    4.4.0-1092.96
    4.4.0-1093.97
    4.4.0-1094.99
    4.4.0-1095.100
    4.4.0-1096.101
    4.4.0-1097.102
    4.4.0-1098.103
    4.4.0-1099.104
    4.4.0-1101.106
    4.4.0-1102.107
    4.4.0-1103.108

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    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
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