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CVE-2021-38166

Public on 2021-08-07
Modified on 2022-01-10
Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. An integer overflow can allow an out-of-bounds write when many elements are placed in a hash's bucket. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
6.4
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra kernel 2022-01-20 23:50 ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-005

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 6.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVSSv3 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P