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CVE-2021-43057

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2021-10-28 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.14.8. A use-after-free in selinux_ptrace_traceme (aka the SELinux handler for PTRACE_TRACEME) could be used by local attackers to cause memory corruption and escalate privileges, aka CID-a3727a8bac0a. This occurs because of an attempt to access the subjective credentials of another task.

Affected Platforms

Netapp H410SNetapp H410CNetapp H500SNetapp H300SNetapp H300S FirmwareNetapp H500E FirmwareNetapp H700S FirmwareNetapp H500ENetapp H700E FirmwareNetapp H410S Firmware

Weakness Type

CWE-416

References