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CVE-2021-4150

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.34%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-03-23 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It affects Linux. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2021-4150
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.34%
Linux

Original NVD Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in the add_partition in block/partitions/core.c in the Linux kernel. A local attacker with user privileges could cause a denial of service on the system. The issue results from the lack of code cleanup when device_add call fails when adding a partition to the disk.

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