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CVE-2021-22600

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-22600 is a double free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's packet_set_ring() function, affecting Debian, Linux, and NetApp products. This flaw allows a local user to escalate privileges or cause a denial of service through crafted syscalls. With a CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH), it has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires low privileges and has high attack complexity. This vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild, as indicated by its presence in the KEV catalog, and has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:8300_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:8700_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:a400_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:c400_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.14.175, < 4.14.259CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.6MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.8
Impact Score
5.3
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.92%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Apr 11, 2022
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0592 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 1,523 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.1 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

boschpatch availablevia llm_extracted
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18809-16823Fixed in: 5.15.18.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 x64Fixed in: 5.15.18.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 ARMFixed in: 5.15.18.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 kernel 5.15.18.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 5.15.18.1-1
mongodbpatch availablevia llm_extracted
View patch

Vendor Advisories (5)

microsoft2022-Feb/CVE-2021-22600

CVE-2021-22600

Feb 8, 2022
boschllm-bosch-9c2515a53d286b3cHIGH

Multiple Linux kernel vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-4154, CVE-2021-22600, CVE-2022-0185)

Feb 4, 2022
mongodbllm-mongodb-f0d9b58df6219bd3HIGH

Multiple Linux kernel vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-4154, CVE-2021-22600, CVE-2022-0185)

Feb 2, 2022
microsoft2022-Jan/CVE-2021-22600Important

Double Free in net/packet/af_packet.c leading to priviledge escalation

Jan 11, 2022
redhatCVE-2021-22600Moderate

kernel: double free in packet_set_ring() in net/packet/af_packet.c

Dec 15, 2021

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
git.kernel.org / pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
Mailing ListPatch
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20230110-0002
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2022/dsa-5096
Third Party Advisory