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CVE-2021-38202

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-38202 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Linux kernel (before 5.13.4) affecting the fs/nfsd/trace.h component, potentially leading to a denial of service when processing NFS traffic with the trace event framework. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, resulting in high availability impact. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 5.13.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:hci_bootstrap_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:element_software:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.19%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0319 is in the 76th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 16919-16820Fixed in: -
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 16920-16823Fixed in: 5.10.78.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cm1 kernel 5.10.60.1-1 on CBL Mariner 1.0Fixed in: -
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 kernel 5.10.78.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 5.10.78.1-1

Vendor Advisories (2)

microsoft2021-Aug/CVE-2021-38202Important

fs/nfsd/trace.h in the Linux kernel before 5.13.4 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read in strlen) by sending NFS traffic when the trace event framework is being used for nfsd.

Aug 10, 2021
redhatCVE-2021-38202Important

kernel: out-of-bounds read in TRACE_EVENT() in fs/nfsd/trace.h by sending NFS traffic when the trace event framework is being used for nfsd

Jul 6, 2021

References

cert-portal.siemens.com / productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
cdn.kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13.4
Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/7b08cf62b1239a4322427d677ea9363f0ab677c6
PatchThird Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20210902-0010
Third Party Advisory