Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2021-29650

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.11.11. The netfilter subsystem allows attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) because net/netfilter/x_tables.c and include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h lack a full memory barrier upon the assignment of a new table value, aka CID-175e476b8cdf.

EPSS: 0.004 (33.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-29650?
CVE-2021-29650 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-03-30.
How severe is CVE-2021-29650?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-29650 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.