5.5
CVE-2021-4155
- EPSS 0.02%
- Published 24.08.2022 16:15:09
- Last modified 21.11.2024 06:37:00
- Source secalert@redhat.com
- CVE-Watchlists
- Open
A data leak flaw was found in the way XFS_IOC_ALLOCSP IOCTL in the XFS filesystem allowed for size increase of files with unaligned size. A local attacker could use this flaw to leak data on the XFS filesystem otherwise not accessible to them.
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version < 5.16
| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 0.02% | 0.029 |
| 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:H/I:N/A:N
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CWE-131 Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size
The product does not correctly calculate the size to be used when allocating a buffer, which could lead to a buffer overflow.