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CVE-2021-44733: debian debian_linux

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2021-44733DEBIAN-CVE-2021-44733
Published 22-12-2021Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-44733 is a high (CVSS 7.0) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (GitHub, Date unknown)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.0/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.75%
0%100%
Low · +0.04 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1github

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 26 · Related 20

Timeline

  1. 22-12-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A use-after-free exists in drivers/tee/tee_shm.c in the TEE subsystem in the Linux kernel through 5.15.11. This occurs because of a race condition in tee_shm_get_from_id during an attempt to free a shared memory object.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.75%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

55%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.04 pp

From 0.71% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Optee Qemu

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu67 products
  • linux< 4.15.0-173.182 | < 5.4.0-105.119
  • linux-aws< 4.15.0-1124.133 | < 5.4.0-1069.73
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.13< 5.13.0-1019.21~20.04.1
Netapp8 products
Debian2 products
Fedoraproject1 product
Linux1 product
  • linux_kernel≥ 4.12, < 4.14.261 | ≥ 4.15, < 4.19.224 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.170 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.89 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.12
Redhat1 product

6 vendors · 80 products

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