What is CVE-2021-38202?

CVE-2021-38202 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-08-08.

How severe is CVE-2021-38202?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Linux Linux_kernel

CVE-2021-38202

fs/nfsd/trace.h in the Linux kernel before 5.13.4 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read in strlen) by sending NFS traffic when the trace event framework is being used for nfsd.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.015 (81.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Mailing List, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38202?: CVE-2021-38202 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-08-08.
How severe is CVE-2021-38202?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.