CVE-2021-4157 (GCVE-0-2021-4157)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-25 18:02 – Updated: 2024-08-03 17:16
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Summary
An out of memory bounds write flaw (1 or 2 bytes of memory) in the Linux kernel NFS subsystem was found in the way users use mirroring (replication of files with NFS). A user, having access to the NFS mount, could potentially use this flaw to crash the system or escalate privileges on the system.
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n/a kernel Affected: kernel 5.13-rc1
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