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CVE-2021-22555

Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.3
EPSS
0.78684
Risk score
85.74
CISA KEV
Yes
PoC
Yes
Published
2025-10-06
Modified
2025-10-06
First seen
2026-08-07
Aliases
EUVD-2021-9696
Products
Linux:Kernel, n/a:Linux kernel 2.6.19-rc1 <unspecified, unix
Sources
euvd EUVD-2021-9696
cisa.gov CVE-2021-22555
packetstorm bd2236092be59388bfdefee2|CVE-2021-22555

Description

Linux Kernel contains a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could allow an attacker to gain privileges or cause a DoS (via heap memory corruption) through user name space.

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