// For flags

CVE-2021-4155

kernel: xfs: raw block device data leak in XFS_IOC_ALLOCSP IOCTL

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A data leak flaw was found in the way XFS_IOC_ALLOCSP IOCTL in the XFS filesystem allowed for size increase of files with unaligned size. A local attacker could use this flaw to leak data on the XFS filesystem otherwise not accessible to them.

Se encontró un fallo de filtrado de datos en la forma en que XFS_IOC_ALLOCSP IOCTL en el sistema de archivos XFS permitía aumentar el tamaño de los archivos con un tamaño no alineado. Un atacante local podría usar este fallo para filtrar datos en el sistema de archivos XFS que de otro modo no serían accesibles.

Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.4.2 images Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes provides the capabilities to address common challenges that administrators and site reliability engineers face as they work across a range of public and private cloud environments. Clusters and applications are all visible and managed from a single console—with security policy built in. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section. Issues addressed include denial of service, open redirection, privilege escalation, and traversal vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-12-22 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-01-19 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-131: Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Linux
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Linux Kernel
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< 5.16
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Affected