Description
A heap out-of-bounds write affecting Linux since v2.6.19-rc1 was discovered in net/netfilter/x_tables.c. This allows an attacker to gain privileges or cause a DoS (via heap memory corruption) through user name space
CVSS Metrics
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- adjacent network
- Complexity
- high
- Privileges
- none
- User Action
- none
- Scope
- changed
- Confidentiality
- high
- Integrity
- high
- Availability
- high
- Weaknesses
- CWE-787CWE-787
Metadata
- Primary Vendor
- NETAPP
- Published
- 7/7/2021
- Last Modified
- 10/27/2025
- Source
- NIST NVD
- Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.
Affected Products
netapp : c400_firmwarenetapp : c250_firmwarenetapp : h410c_firmwarenetapp : h300s_firmwarenetapp : h500s_firmwarenetapp : h700s_firmwarenetapp : h410s_firmwarelinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernelbrocade : fabric_operating_systemnetapp : fas_8300_firmwarenetapp : fas_8700_firmwarenetapp : aff_a400_firmwarenetapp : aff_a250_firmwarenetapp : aff_500f_firmwarenetapp : h610c_firmwarenetapp : h610s_firmwarenetapp : h615c_firmwarenetapp : cloud_backupnetapp : hci_management_nodenetapp : solidfirenetapp : solidfire_baseboard_management_controller
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