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CVE-2021-4001

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.1 EPSS 0.19%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-01-21 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.1. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2021-4001
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.1
EPSS
0.19%
Linux

Original NVD Description

A race condition was found in the Linux kernel's ebpf verifier between bpf_map_update_elem and bpf_map_freeze due to a missing lock in kernel/bpf/syscall.c. In this flaw, a local user with a special privilege (cap_sys_admin or cap_bpf) can modify the frozen mapped address space. This flaw affects kernel versions prior to 5.16 rc2.

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