Resource exhaustion in Oracle Zfs_storage_appliance_kit
CVE-2021-4115
There is a flaw in polkit which can allow an unprivileged user to cause polkit to crash, due to process file descriptor exhaustion. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to availability. NOTE: Polkit process outage duration is tied…
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.005 (41.3th 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
- Oracle Zfs_storage_appliance_kit — versions 8.8
- Polkit_project Polkit — versions 0.117
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 20.04, 21.10
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 11.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 34, 35
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 8.0
- N/a Polkitd — versions 0.117
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-4115?
- CVE-2021-4115 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Zfs_storage_appliance_kit, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-02-21.
- How severe is CVE-2021-4115?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.