CVE-2021-0512
linuxVulnerabilityCVSS 7.8Patched
No public exploitation has been reported so far. A fixed version is available (see the table below).
Recommended action: Update to the fixed version listed for your distribution using the native package manager.
Severity metrics
CVSS 3.1 : 7.8 HIGH · CVSS 2.0 : 4.6 MEDIUM
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected & fixed versions by distribution
Versions are the native distribution strings (backport-aware): RHEL/Debian/SUSE backport fixes, so compare with the distro version comparator (dpkg / rpm / vercmp), not the upstream version.
| Distribution | Package | Affected | Fixed version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | linux | - | 5.10.19-1 | fixed |
| Debian:12 | linux | - | 5.10.19-1 | fixed |
| Debian:13 | linux | - | 5.10.19-1 | fixed |
| Debian:14 | linux | - | 5.10.19-1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 | kernel-default-base | - | 5.3.18-24.70.1.9.32.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 | kernel-default-base | - | 5.3.18-24.70.1.9.32.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 | kernel-default-base | - | 5.3.18-59.13.1.18.6.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.3 | kernel-default | - | 5.3.18-59.13.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.3 | kernel-default | - | 4.12.14-197.99.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.3 | kernel-default-base | - | 5.3.18-59.13.1.18.6.1 | fixed |
| Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::baseos | kernel | - | 0:4.18.0-193.65.2.el8_2 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | kernel | - | 0:4.18.0-305.25.1.el8_4 | fixed |