CVE-2021-3347
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.10.11. PI futexes have a kernel stack use-after-free during fault handling, allowing…
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Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.10.11. PI futexes have a kernel stack use-after-free during fault handling, allowing local users to execute code in the kernel, aka CID-34b1a1ce1458.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
Timeline
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By mitre
Published
- 5 years later
· 5 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.4% · top 28% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (19)
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c64396cc36c6e60704ab06c1fb1c4a46179c9120 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=34b1a1ce1458f50ef27c54e28eb9b1947012907a (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f2dac39d93987f7de1e20b3988c8685523247ae2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6ccc84f917d33312eb2846bd7b567639f585ad6d (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2156ac1934166d6deb6cd0f6ffc4c1076ec63697 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c5cade200ab9a2a3be9e7f32a752c8d86b502ec7 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=04b79c55201f02ffd675e1231d731365e335c307 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=12bb3f7f1b03d5913b3f9d4236a488aa7774dfe9 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/29/3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/29/1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20210129 Re: Linux Kernel: local priv escalation via futexes (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20210129 Re: Linux Kernel: local priv escalation via futexes (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20210201 Re: Linux Kernel: local priv escalation via futexes (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- DSA-4843 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- FEDORA-2021-6e805a5051 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2021-879c756377 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210212 [SECURITY] [DLA 2557-1] linux-4.19 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210304-0005/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210309 [SECURITY] [DLA 2586-1] linux security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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