CVE-2021-20177
Severity Score
4.4
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
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
*Credits:
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2020-12-17 CVE Reserved
- 2021-02-25 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
CAPEC
References (1)
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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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
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| 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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