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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-3411

The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

MEDIUM 6.7EPSS 0.40%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in versions prior to 5.10. A violation of memory access was found while detecting a padding of int3 in the linking state. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

CVSS 3.1
6.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.40% probability · 34th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-94
Affected
linux/linux kernel · redhat/enterprise linux
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.