CVE-2021-43057

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.14.8

published October 28, 2021

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
41.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.14.8. A use-after-free in selinux_ptrace_traceme (aka the SELinux handler for PTRACE_TRACEME) could be used by local attackers to cause memory corruption and escalate privileges, aka CID-a3727a8bac0a. This occurs because of an attempt to access the subjective credentials of another task.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00491 · 41.2th percentile
Published
2021-10-28T03:36Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 OCT 03:36Z
    An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.14.8
    cvelistv5