CVE-2021-4197
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-287
Authentication Issues
Publication date:
23/03/2022
Last modified:
07/11/2023
Description
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2 (including) | 4.14.276 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.15 (including) | 4.19.238 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.20 (including) | 5.4.189 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 (including) | 5.10.111 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.11 (including) | 5.15.14 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_binding_support_function:22.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_binding_support_function:22.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_binding_support_function:22.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:brocade_fabric_operating_system_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h500s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2035652
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20211209214707.805617-1-tj%40kernel.org/T/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220602-0006/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5127
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5173
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html



