CVE-2021-4197CWE-287

An unprivileged write to the file handler flaw in the Linux kernel's control groups and namespaces subsystem was found in the way users have access to some…

published March 23, 2022

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
44.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

An unprivileged write to the file handler flaw in the Linux kernel's control groups and namespaces subsystem was found in the way users have access to some less privileged process that are controlled by cgroups and have higher privileged parent process. It is actually both for cgroup2 and cgroup1 versions of control groups. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00536 · 44.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-287 · Improper Authentication
Published
2022-03-23T19:46Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 23 MAR 19:46Z
    An unprivileged write to the file handler flaw in the Linux kernel's control groups and namespaces subsystem was found in the way users have access to some…
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