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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-4203

A use-after-free read flaw was found in sock_getsockopt() in net/core/sock.c due to SO_PEERCRED and SO_PEERGROUPS race with listen() (and connect()) in the Linux kernel.

MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 1.75%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.75%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A use-after-free read flaw was found in sock_getsockopt() in net/core/sock.c due to SO_PEERCRED and SO_PEERGROUPS race with listen() (and connect()) in the Linux kernel. In this flaw, an attacker with a user privileges may crash the system or leak internal kernel information.

CVSS 3.1
6.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS
1.75% probability · 77th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-362, CWE-416
Affected
linux/linux kernel · netapp/active iq unified manager · netapp/e-series santricity os controller · netapp/element software · netapp/hci management node · netapp/solidfire · netapp/bootstrap os · netapp/a700s firmware · netapp/h300s firmware · netapp/h500s firmware · netapp/h700s firmware · netapp/h410s firmware · netapp/h410c firmware · oracle/communications cloud native core binding support function · oracle/communications cloud native core network exposure function · oracle/communications cloud native core policy
Source
secalert@redhat.com

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