CVE detail
CVE-2021-22555: Linux Kernel Heap Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog · back to feed
Vendor / product
Linux · Kernel
- Date added (KEV)
- Oct 06, 2025
- CISA due date
- Oct 27, 2025
- Ransomware campaign use
- Unknown
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vendor fix: Vendor patch
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Technical detail
From CISA
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.
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/net/netfilter/x_tables.c?id=9fa492cdc160cd27ce1046cb36f47d3b2b1efa21 ; https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/net/netfilter/x_tables.c?id=b29c457a6511435960115c0f548c4360d5f4801d ; https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210805-0010/ ; https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-xxx5-8mvq-3528 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22555
References
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/net/netfilter/x_tables.c?id=9fa492cdc160cd27ce1046cb36f47d3b2b1efa21Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/net/netfilter/x_tables.c?id=b29c457a6511435960115c0f548c4360d5f4801dMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/net/netfilter/x_tables.c?id=9fa492cdc160cd27ce1046cb36f47d3b2b1efa21Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
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