CVE-2021-43057

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.14.8. A use-after-free in selinux_ptrace_traceme (aka the SELinux handler for PTRACE_TRACEME) could be used by local attackers to cause memory corruption and escalate privileges, aka CID-a3727a8bac0a. This occurs because of an attempt to access the subjective credentials of another task.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2021-43057
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2021-10-28T04:15:08
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-03-01T20:15:57
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-416 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
AND
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 5.14.8
AND
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h500s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h300e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h500e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700e_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h700e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
AND
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:h:netapp:h410c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 7.2
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 10
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.8
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2229 Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.14.8 Patch Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a3727a8bac0a9e77c70820655fd8715523ba3db7 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211125-0001/ Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43057
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-43057
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 06:44:40 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-05 13:23:20 2021-10-28T04:15Z 2021-10-28T04:15:08 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-05 13:23:21 2021-11-29T17:22:22 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-05 13:23:21 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated
2023-03-01 14:12:38 Analyzed Undergoing Analysis Vulnerability Status updated
2023-03-01 23:12:48 2023-03-01T20:15:57 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-03-01 23:12:48 Undergoing Analysis Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated