Security Advisory
CVE-2021-4157
8
HIGH
Vulnerability Description
An out of memory bounds write flaw (1 or 2 bytes of memory) in the Linux kernel NFS subsystem was found in the way users use mirroring (replication of files with NFS). A user, having access to the NFS mount, could potentially use this flaw to crash the system or escalate privileges on the system.
Published Date
March 25, 2022
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory