CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0. It affects Linux.
CVE
CVE-2021-4083
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7
EPSS
0.31%
Linux
Original NVD Description
A read-after-free memory flaw was found in the Linux kernel's garbage collection for Unix domain socket file handlers in the way users call close() and fget() simultaneously and can potentially trigger a race condition. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system. This flaw affects Linux kernel versions prior to 5.16-rc4.
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