CVE-2021-46953
linuxVulnerabilityCVSS 6.7Patched
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 : 6.7 MEDIUM
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredHigh
User interactionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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 | - | 5.10.38-1 | fixed |
| Debian:12 | linux | - | 5.10.38-1 | fixed |
| Debian:13 | linux | - | 5.10.38-1 | fixed |
| Debian:14 | linux | - | 5.10.38-1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-default-base | - | 5.3.18-150300.59.153.2.150300.18.90.2 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | kernel-default-base | - | 5.3.18-150300.59.153.2.150300.18.90.2 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | kernel-default-base | - | 5.3.18-150300.59.153.2.150300.18.90.2 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | kernel-default-base | - | 5.3.18-150300.59.153.2.150300.18.90.2 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | kernel-default-base | - | 5.3.18-150300.59.153.2.150300.18.90.2 | fixed |
| SUSE:Enterprise Storage 7.1 | kernel-default-base | - | 5.3.18-150300.59.153.2.150300.18.90.2 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | kernel-default-base | - | 5.3.18-150200.24.183.1.150200.9.93.2 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | kernel-default-base | - | 5.3.18-150200.24.183.1.150200.9.93.2 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | kernel-default-base | - | 5.3.18-150200.24.183.1.150200.9.93.2 | fixed |