#VU61208 Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2021-38199
Published: March 9, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU61208
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38199
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to fs/nfs/nfs4client.c in the Linux kernel has incorrect connection-setup ordering. A remote attacker with access to a remote NFSv4 server can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack by arranging the server to be unreachable during trunking detection.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13.4
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/dd99e9f98fbf423ff6d365b37a98e8879170f17c
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210902-0010/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4978
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00010.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html