CVE-2021-28951
linux-ltsVulnerabilityCVSS 5.5Patched
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 : 5.5 MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 : 4.9 MEDIUM
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch | linux-lts | 5.10.25-1 | 5.10.26-1 | fixed |
| Arch | linux-zen | 5.11.8.zen1-1 | 5.11.9.zen1-1 | fixed |
| Arch | linux-hardened | 5.11.8.hardened1-1 | 5.11.9.hardened1-1 | fixed |
| Arch | linux | 5.11.8.arch1-1 | 5.11.9.arch1-1 | fixed |
| Debian:11 | linux | - | 5.10.26-1 | fixed |
| Debian:12 | linux | - | 5.10.26-1 | fixed |
| Debian:13 | linux | - | 5.10.26-1 | fixed |
| Debian:14 | linux | - | 5.10.26-1 | fixed |