CVE-2021-20177
Debian Security Advisory 4843-1
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of string matching within a packet. A privileged user (with root or CAP_NET_ADMIN) when inserting iptables rules could insert a rule which can panic the system. Kernel before kernel 5.5-rc1 is affected.
Se encontró un fallo en la implementación del kernel de Linux de la coincidencia de cadenas dentro de un paquete. Un usuario privilegiado (con root o función CAP_NET_ADMIN) cuando se insertan las reglas de iptables podría insertar una regla que puede causar pánico en el sistema. El kernel anterior al kernel 5.5-rc1 está afectado
Bodong Zhao discovered a use-after-free in the Sun keyboard driver implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that the jfs file system implementation in the Linux kernel contained an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to possibly cause a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2020-12-17 CVE Reserved
- 2021-02-25 CVE Published
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-19 EPSS Updated
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CWE
- CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
CAPEC
References (1)
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1914719 | 2021-06-02 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | <= 5.4.9 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " <= 5.4.9" | - |
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