7.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-4028
Linux Kernel RDMA Communications Manager Listener Use-After-Free Weakness
Description

A flaw in the Linux kernel's implementation of RDMA communications manager listener code allowed an attacker with local access to setup a socket to listen on a high port allowing for a list element to be used after free. Given the ability to execute code, a local attacker could leverage this use-after-free to crash the system or possibly escalate privileges on the system.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 24, 2022, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:36 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-4028 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-4028 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Suse linux_enterprise
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-4028.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4028 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2027201 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1193167#c0 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=bc0bdc5afaa74 Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/10/4/697 Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221228-0002/ Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4028 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2027201 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1193167#c0 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=bc0bdc5afaa74 Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/10/4/697 Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221228-0002/ Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-4028 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4028
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2027201
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1193167#c0
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=bc0bdc5afaa74
    Added Reference https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/10/4/697
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221228-0002/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221228-0002/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221228-0002/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.1.15 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.10 up to (excluding) 5.10.71 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.14.10
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 28, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221228-0002/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4028 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4028 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2027201 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2027201 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1193167#c0 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1193167#c0 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=bc0bdc5afaa74 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=bc0bdc5afaa74 Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/10/4/697 No Types Assigned https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/10/4/697 Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.1.15
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:15.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:15.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

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