CVE-2021-4037Kernel: security regression for cve-2018-13405
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A vulnerability was found in the fs/inode.c:inode_init_owner() function logic of the LInux kernel that allows local users to create files for the XFS file-system with an unintended group ownership and with group execution and SGID permission bits set, in a scenario where a directory is SGID and belongs to a certain group and is writable by a user who is not a member of this group. This can lead to excessive permissions granted in case when they should not. This vulnerability is similar to the previous CVE-2018-13405 and adds the missed fix for the XFS.
- CVSS
- 4.4 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-284
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- redhat
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 14, 2026
Affected products
Linux kernel linux:kernel (from the name) | before 5.4.241; from 5.5 before 5.10.146; 5.12 not affected | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 redhat:enterprise_linux | from 0:4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8 not affected | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support redhat:rhel_eus | from 0:4.18.0-305.49.1.rt7.121.el8_4 not affected | CNA record |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem siemens:simatic_s7_1500_tm_mfp_gnu_linux_subsystem (from the name) | before V1.1 | CISA ADP |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | before 5.11 | NVD |
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux | 10.0; 11.0 | NVD |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1975vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1988vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:4829vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:4835vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4037vdb-entry, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2027239issue-tracking, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=01ea173e103emailing-list, patch, vendor-advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0fa3ecd87848mailing-list, patch, vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2004810issue-tracking, permissions-required, third-party-advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.htmlmailing-list, third-party-advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257third-party-advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-806742.html
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