Description
A flaw possibility of race condition and incorrect initialization of the process id was found in the Linux kernel child/parent process identification handling while filtering signal handlers. A local attacker is able to abuse this flaw to bypass checks to send any signal to a privileged process.
Scores
CVSS v3
4.5
EPSS
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
16.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Details
CWE
CWE-665
CWE-362
Status
published
Products (19)
linux/linux_kernel
5.12 (5 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
< 5.12
netapp/a700s_firmware
netapp/aff_a400_firmware
netapp/brocade_fabric_operating_system_firmware
netapp/fas8300_firmware
netapp/fas8700_firmware
netapp/h300e_firmware
netapp/h300s_firmware
netapp/h410c_firmware
... and 9 more
Published
Mar 26, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026