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CVE-2021-22556

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 0.15% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-05-03 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
code execution

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CVE
CVE-2021-22556
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.3
EPSS
0.15%

Original NVD Description

The Security Team discovered an integer overflow bug that allows an attacker with code execution to issue memory cache invalidation operations on pages that they don’t own, allowing them to control kernel memory from userspace. We recommend upgrading to kernel version 4.1 or beyond.

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