7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
55.8%
fs/seq_file.c in the Linux kernel 3.16 through 5.13.x before 5.13.4 does
not properly restrict seq buffer allocations, leading to an integer
overflow, an Out-of-bounds Write, and escalation to root by an unprivileged
user, aka CID-8cae8cd89f05.
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu | 18.04 | noarch | linux | < 4.15.0-151.157 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 20.04 | noarch | linux | < 5.4.0-80.90 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 20.10 | noarch | linux | < 5.8.0-63.71 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 21.04 | noarch | linux | < 5.11.0-25.27 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 14.04 | noarch | linux | < 3.13.0-186.237) Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 16.04 | noarch | linux | < 4.4.0-212.244) Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 18.04 | noarch | linux-aws | < 4.15.0-1109.116 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 20.04 | noarch | linux-aws | < 5.4.0-1054.57 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 20.10 | noarch | linux-aws | < 5.8.0-1041.43 | UNKNOWN |
ubuntu | 21.04 | noarch | linux-aws | < 5.11.0-1014.15 | UNKNOWN |
git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8cae8cd89f05f6de223d63e6d15e31c8ba9cf53b
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2021-33909
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33909
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-33909
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5014-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5015-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5016-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5017-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5018-1
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-33909
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/20/1
www.qualys.com/2021/07/20/cve-2021-33909/sequoia-local-privilege-escalation-linux.txt
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2 High
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
55.8%