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CVE-2021-4037

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.28%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-08-24 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2021-4037
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.28%
Linux

Original NVD Description

A vulnerability was found in the fs/inode.c:inode_init_owner() function logic of the LInux kernel that allows local users to create files for the XFS file-system with an unintended group ownership and with group execution and SGID permission bits set, in a scenario where a directory is SGID and belongs to a certain group and is writable by a user who is not a member of this group. This can lead to excessive permissions granted in case when they should not. This vulnerability is similar to the previous CVE-2018-13405 and adds the missed fix for the XFS.