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Vulnerability Analysis
Double Free in net/packet/af_packet.c leading to priviledge escalation

CVE-2021-22600

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

CISA KEV
CVSS Base Score
6.6
MEDIUM
Exploitability:0.9
Impact Score:5.3
Temporal Score:-
EPSS:5.92%

Threat Intelligence Signals

CISA KEV
YES
KEV Date Added
2022-04-11
Ransomware Use
Unknown
KEV Due Date
2022-05-02
VulnCheck In-the-Wild
No
Nuclei Template
No
EPSS Score
5.918%
EPSS Percentile
92.3th pct
GitHub Severity
HIGH
SSVC Exploitation
SSVC Automatable
Vulnerability Class

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Exploit DB ReferencesNone identified

Affected Products & Versions

Vendor Product Affected Versions
No affected products specified.

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