HIGHCVSS 8.3KNOWN EXPLOITED
CVE-2021-22555
CVE-2021-22555 updated by NVD
Summary
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
References
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