Vulnerability · Published Sep 24, 2021 · Assigned by oracle

CVE-2021-2464

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Oracle Linux from Oracle Corporation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Vulnerability in Oracle Linux (component: OSwatcher). Supported versions that are affected are 7 and 8. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Linux executes to compromise Oracle Linux. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Linux. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Oracle Corporation	Oracle Linux	78

References

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-9444.html x_refsource_MISC
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html x_refsource_MISC