CVE-2021-4090An out-of-bounds (OOB) memory write flaw was found in the NFSD in the Linux kernel.
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An out-of-bounds (OOB) memory write flaw was found in the NFSD in the Linux kernel. Missing sanity may lead to a write beyond bmval[bmlen-1] in nfsd4_decode_bitmap4 in fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c. In this flaw, a local attacker with user privilege may gain access to out-of-bounds memory, leading to a system integrity and confidentiality threat.
- CVSS
- 7.1 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-787
- 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) | from 5.11 before 5.15.5 | CNA record |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem siemens:simatic_s7_1500_tm_mfp_gnu_linux_subsystem (from the name) | before V1.1.1 | CISA ADP |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | before 5.16; 5.16; 5.16 | NVD |
netapp h300s_firmware netapp:h300s_firmware | all versions | NVD |
netapp h500s_firmware netapp:h500s_firmware | all versions | NVD |
netapp h700s_firmware netapp:h700s_firmware | all versions | NVD |
netapp h300e_firmware netapp:h300e_firmware | all versions | NVD |
netapp h500e_firmware netapp:h500e_firmware | all versions | NVD |
netapp h700e_firmware netapp:h700e_firmware | all versions | NVD |
netapp h410s_firmware netapp:h410s_firmware | all versions | NVD |
netapp h410c_firmware netapp:h410c_firmware | all versions | NVD |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2025101issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-nfs/163692036074.16710.5678362976688977923.stgit%40klimt.1015granger.net/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220318-0010/third-party-advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c0019b7db1d7ac62c711cda6b357a659d46428fe
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
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