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CVE-2021-4197
Published: Mar 23, 2022
Modified: Aug 3, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | kernel | affected Linux kernel 5.17-rc1 |
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2035652
x_refsource_MISC
DSA-5127
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
DSA-5173
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
x_refsource_MISC
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220602-0006/
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