CVE-2021-3982

Linux distributions using CAP_SYS_NICE for gnome-shell may be exposed to a privilege escalation issue. An attacker, with low privilege permissions, may take advantage of the way CAP_SYS_NICE is currently implemented and eventually load code to increase its process scheduler priority leading to possible DoS of other services running in the same machine.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
redhatCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 8%
VendorProductVersion
gnomegnome-shell
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
gnome-shell
bullseye (security)
3.38.6-1~deb11u2
fixed
bullseye
3.38.6-1~deb11u2
fixed
bookworm
43.9-0+deb12u2
fixed
bookworm (security)
43.9-0+deb12u2
fixed
sid
47.0-3
fixed
trixie
47.0-3
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
gnome-shell
noble
not-affected
mantic
not-affected
lunar
not-affected
kinetic
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
impish
not-affected
hirsute
not-affected
focal
not-affected
bionic
not-affected
xenial
needed
trusty
ignored