Vulnerability · Published Aug 8, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-38199
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the linux package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 69% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 30.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
fs/nfs/nfs4client.c in the Linux kernel before 5.13.4 has incorrect connection-setup ordering, which allows operators of remote NFSv4 servers to cause a denial of service (hanging of mounts) by arranging for those servers to be unreachable during trunking detection.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 5.14.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38199 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 5.14.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38199 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 5.14.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38199 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38199 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38199 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38199 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13.4 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/dd99e9f98fbf423ff6d365b37a98e8879170f17c x_refsource_MISC
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210902-0010/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- DSA-4978 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- [debian-lts-announce] 20211015 [SECURITY] [DLA 2785-1] linux-4.19 security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [debian-lts-announce] 20211216 [SECURITY] [DLA 2843-1] linux security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST