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CVE-2021-4203
Linux Kernel Socket Use-After-Free Read Vulnerability
Description

A use-after-free read flaw was found in sock_getsockopt() in net/core/sock.c due to SO_PEERCRED and SO_PEERGROUPS race with listen() (and connect()) in the Linux kernel. In this flaw, an attacker with a user privileges may crash the system or leak internal kernel information.

INFO

Published Date :

March 25, 2022, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:40 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

1.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-4203 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-2021-4203 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 Netapp active_iq_unified_manager
2 Netapp h410c_firmware
3 Netapp a700s_firmware
4 Netapp hci_management_node
5 Netapp solidfire
6 Netapp e-series_santricity_os_controller
7 Netapp element_software
8 Netapp h300s_firmware
9 Netapp h500s_firmware
10 Netapp h700s_firmware
11 Netapp h410s_firmware
12 Netapp bootstrap_os
1 Oracle communications_cloud_native_core_policy
2 Oracle communications_cloud_native_core_binding_support_function
3 Oracle communications_cloud_native_core_network_exposure_function
1 Linux linux_kernel

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android dast frida security-tools

Python

Updated: 9 months ago
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Born at : April 12, 2022, 3:01 p.m. This repo has been linked 11 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-4203 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-4203 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20210929225750.2548112-1-eric.dumazet%40gmail.com/T/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/T/
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-416
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221111-0003/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221111-0003/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_santricity_os_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0.0 up to (including) 11.70.2 *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:element_software:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:bootstrap_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:hci_compute_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:a700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:a700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h500s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_binding_support_function:22.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_exposure_function:22.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy:22.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221111-0003/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 25, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:-:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 5.15 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 5.15
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2230&can=7&q=modified-after%3Atoday-30&sort=-modified&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Priority%20Milestone%20Owner%20Summary%20Modified%20Cve&cells=tiles&redir=1 No Types Assigned https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2230&can=7&q=modified-after%3Atoday-30&sort=-modified&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Priority%20Milestone%20Owner%20Summary%20Modified%20Cve&cells=tiles&redir=1 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2036934 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2036934 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=35306eb23814 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=35306eb23814 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/T/ No Types Assigned https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/T/ Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-362
    Added CWE NIST CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.15 *cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-4203 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-4203 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.16 }} 0.03%

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0.52801

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