CVE-2021-22600

HIGH7.0⚠ KEVEPSS 0.18%

Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Published: 1/26/2022Modified: 4/28/2026Added to CISA KEV: 4/11/2022

Description

A double free bug in packet_set_ring() in net/packet/af_packet.c can be exploited by a local user through crafted syscalls to escalate privileges or deny service. We recommend upgrading kernel past the effected versions or rebuilding past ec6af094ea28f0f2dda1a6a33b14cd57e36a9755

Affected packages (1)

CVSS scores

SourceVersionSeverityVector
osvCVSS 3.1HIGH7.0CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References (1)