CVE-2021-29650Race Condition within a Thread in Kernel

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV7.8OSV6.7OSV4.4
EPSS
0.0%
top 91.05%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedMar 30
Latest updateMay 24

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.11.11. The netfilter subsystem allows attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) because net/netfilter/x_tables.c and include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h lack a full memory barrier upon the assignment of a new table value, aka CID-175e476b8cdf.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages10 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel< 5.11.11
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.28-1+3
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 4.15.0-143.147+2
debiandebian/linux< linux 5.10.28-1 (bookworm)

Also affects: Debian Linux 9.0, Fedora 32, 33, 34

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

8
GHSA
GHSA-pwg2-cp6r-fqq7: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 52022-05-24
OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities2022-03-22
OSV
linux-raspi, linux-raspi-5.4 vulnerabilities2021-05-19
OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.4, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.4, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-gke, linux-gke-5.4, linux-gkeop, linux-gkeop-5.4, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.2021-05-11
OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-hwe-5.8, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-raspi vulnerabilities2021-05-11

📋Vendor Advisories

9
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities2022-03-22
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities2021-05-19
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities2021-05-11
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities2021-05-11
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities2021-05-11