CVE-2021-4157

HighCVSS 8.0/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An out of memory bounds write flaw (1 or 2 bytes of memory) in the Linux kernel NFS subsystem was found in the way users use mirroring (replication of files with NFS). A user, having access to the NFS mount, could potentially use this flaw to crash the system or escalate privileges on the system.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.0/10CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Mar 25, 2022
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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