CVE-2021-0961 json
In quota_proc_write of xt_quota2.c, there is a possible way to read kernel memory due to uninitialized data.
published 2021-12-15 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-3580
- cvss
- 4.4
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 4%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In quota_proc_write of xt_quota2.c, there is a possible way to read kernel memory due to uninitialized data. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-196046570References: Upstream kernel
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2021-0961 updated cvss 4.4
kernel: there is a possible way to read kernel memory due to uninitialized data in quota_proc_write() in xt_quota2.c
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-alt, python-perf, +9 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +82 morenot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
cisa ICSA-24-074-07 updated cvss 4.4
Siemens SIMATIC
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Siemens SIMATIC RF160B (6GT2003-0FA00) <V2.2affected: mitigation “Siemens has released a new version (V2.2) for SIMATIC RF160B and recommends to update to the latest version.” siemens.com
From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- n/a Android
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-909 Missing Initialization of Resource
References
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source.android.com
/security/bulletin/2021-12-01
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-0961
- NVD CVE-2021-0961
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