CVE Catalog

CVE-2021-38202

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In the Linux kernel before version 5.13.4, a vulnerability exists that may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service through out-of-bounds reads in strlen when the trace event framework is used for nfsd.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may exploit this vulnerability to disrupt the operation of the NFS server, potentially leading to service downtime and data unavailability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to version 5.13.4 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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 data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS