CVE-2021-22556

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The Security Team discovered an integer overflow bug that allows an attacker with code execution to issue memory cache invalidation operations on pages that they don’t own, allowing them to control kernel memory from userspace. We recommend upgrading to kernel version 4.1 or beyond.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
May 3, 2022
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-22556: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix