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CVE-2021-4203

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 1.75%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-03-25 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2021-4203
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.8
EPSS
1.75%
Linux

Original NVD Description

A use-after-free read flaw was found in sock_getsockopt() in net/core/sock.c due to SO_PEERCRED and SO_PEERGROUPS race with listen() (and connect()) in the Linux kernel. In this flaw, an attacker with a user privileges may crash the system or leak internal kernel information.

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