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CVE-2021-22555

Vulnerability data via CVEDB (Shodan)

CISA KEVKnown exploited in the wild.
CISA action: Linux Kernel contains a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could allow an attacker to gain privileges or cause a DoS (via heap memory corruption) through user name space.
CVSS v3.1
8.3
HIGH
EPSS percentile
100
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 0% of all CVEs
Description

A heap out-of-bounds write affecting Linux since v2.6.19-rc1 was discovered in net/netfilter/x_tables.c. This allows an attacker to gain privileges or cause a DoS (via heap memory corruption) through user name space

Timeline
Published 2021-07-07

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