CVE-2021-3995Not scoredCWE-552

CVE-2021-3995: Kernel util-linux vulnerability

Kernel · util-linux

Vendor fix available · Affected: Kernel util-linux · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

0.6%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

51st percentile

050100

Higher than 51% of scored CVEs

Not scored yet. The CVE record carries no CVSS score.

DescriptionCVE.org

A logic error was found in the libmount library of util-linux in the function that allows an unprivileged user to unmount a FUSE filesystem. This flaw allows an unprivileged local attacker to unmount FUSE filesystems that belong to certain other users who have a UID that is a prefix of the UID of the attacker in its string form. An attacker may use this flaw to cause a denial of service to applications that use the affected filesystems.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

util-linuxFixed in util-linux v2.37.3

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Exploitation: Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties · File and Path Handling
Vendor: Kernel
Published: August 2022
Band: Unlikely (under 1%), August 2022

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