CVE-2021-20321
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
A race condition accessing file object in the Linux kernel OverlayFS subsystem was found in the way users do rename in specific way with OverlayFS. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 5.10.73-1 | |
| sles | affected | | |
| rocky | 8 | fixed | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 5.14.12-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.10.84-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 5.14.12-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 5.14.12-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 5.14.12-1 |
References
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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