Vulnerability in Oracle Engineered Systems Utilities
CVE-2021-2464
Vulnerability in Oracle Linux (component: OSwatcher). Supported versions that are affected are 7 and 8. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Linux executes to compromise Oracle Linux. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Linux. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (24.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 24.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Oracle Engineered Systems Utilities — versions 12.1.0.2, 19c, 21c
- Oracle Linux — versions 7, 8
- Oracle Corporation Linux — versions 7, 8
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-9444.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-2464?
- CVE-2021-2464 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Engineered Systems Utilities. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-09-24.
- How severe is CVE-2021-2464?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-2464 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.