CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.0. It affects Linux.
CVE
CVE-2021-4157
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8
EPSS
1.58%
Linux
Original NVD Description
An out of memory bounds write flaw (1 or 2 bytes of memory) in the Linux kernel NFS subsystem was found in the way users use mirroring (replication of files with NFS). A user, having access to the NFS mount, could potentially use this flaw to crash the system or escalate privileges on the system.
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