Vulnerabilities > CVE-2021-4090 - Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in multiple products
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
NONE Summary
An out-of-bounds (OOB) memory write flaw was found in the NFSD in the Linux kernel. Missing sanity may lead to a write beyond bmval[bmlen-1] in nfsd4_decode_bitmap4 in fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c. In this flaw, a local attacker with user privilege may gain access to out-of-bounds memory, leading to a system integrity and confidentiality threat.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2025101
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2025101
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-nfs/163692036074.16710.5678362976688977923.stgit%40klimt.1015granger.net/
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-nfs/163692036074.16710.5678362976688977923.stgit%40klimt.1015granger.net/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220318-0010/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220318-0010/