5.5
CVE-2021-4115
- EPSS 0.02%
- Published 21.02.2022 22:15:07
- Last modified 21.11.2024 06:36:55
- Source secalert@redhat.com
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There is a flaw in polkit which can allow an unprivileged user to cause polkit to crash, due to process file descriptor exhaustion. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to availability. NOTE: Polkit process outage duration is tied to the failing process being reaped and a new one being spawned
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Polkit Project ≫ Polkit Version0.117
Redhat ≫ Enterprise Linux Version8.0
Fedoraproject ≫ Fedora Version34
Fedoraproject ≫ Fedora Version35
Canonical ≫ Ubuntu Linux Version20.04 SwEditionlts
Canonical ≫ Ubuntu Linux Version21.10
Debian ≫ Debian Linux Version11.0
Oracle ≫ Zfs Storage Appliance Kit Version8.8
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.
| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 0.02% | 0.018 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 5.5 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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| nvd@nist.gov | 2.1 | 3.9 | 2.9 |
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.