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DEBIAN-CVE-2021-4197

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-4197 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

An unprivileged write to the file handler flaw in the Linux kernel's control groups and namespaces subsystem was found in the way users have access to some less privileged process that are controlled by cgroups and have higher privileged parent process. It is actually both for cgroup2 and cgroup1 versions of control groups. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14linux0, 0, 0
Debian:11linux*, 5.10.70-1, 5.10.70-1~bpo10+1
Debian:13linux0, 0, 0
Debian:12linux0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Mar 23, 2022 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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