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HistoryOct 13, 2022 - 12:00 a.m.

K43040412 : Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2021-41073

2022-10-1300:00:00
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linux kernel vulnerability
local users
privilege escalation
cve-2021-41073

AI Score

7.3

Confidence

High

EPSS

0

Percentile

5.1%

Security Advisory Description

loop_rw_iter in fs/io_uring.c in the Linux kernel 5.10 through 5.14.6 allows local users to gain privileges by using IORING_OP_PROVIDE_BUFFERS to trigger a free of a kernel buffer, as demonstrated by using /proc/<pid>/maps for exploitation. (CVE-2021-41073)

Impact

There is no impact; F5 products are not affected by this vulnerability.