CVE-2021-38160

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

0.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 35.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2021-08-07 03:31Z5 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-04 01:37Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2021-08-07

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')Base
• CWE-1284Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in InputBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

7a1f8cbb4585c77874a9f05ff802559bd4fecb9183dc6fee1d33af8db5d4d963

• github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d00d8da5869a2608e97cfede094dfc5e11462a46x_refsource_MISC
• cdn.kernel.orghttps://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13.4x_refsource_MISC
• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-38160x_refsource_MISC
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210902-0010/x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.debian.orgDSA-4978https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4978vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
• lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20211015 [SECURITY] [DLA 2785-1] linux-4.19 security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00010.htmlmailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20211216 [SECURITY] [DLA 2843-1] linux security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.htmlmailing-listx_refsource_MLIST