CVE-2021-3996
Estado: ModificadaMedia (5.5)—
A logic error was found in the libmount library of util-linux in the function that allows an unprivileged user to unmount a FUSE filesystem. This flaw allows a local user on a vulnerable system to unmount other users' filesystems that are either world-writable themselves (like /tmp) or mounted in a world-writable directory. An attacker may use this flaw to cause a denial of service to applications that use the affected filesystems.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 5.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.63%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 49
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- CWE-552
- CWE-552
Referencias
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170176/snap-confine-must_mkdir_and_open_with_perms-Race-Condition.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/30/2
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3996
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2024628
- https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/commit/166e87368ae88bf31112a30e078cceae637f4cdb
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.37/v2.37.3-ReleaseNotes
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-08
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221209-0002/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/24/2
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170176/snap-confine-must_mkdir_and_open_with_perms-Race-Condition.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/30/2
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3996
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2024628
- https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/commit/166e87368ae88bf31112a30e078cceae637f4cdb
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.37/v2.37.3-ReleaseNotes
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-08
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221209-0002/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/24/2
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