CVE-2021-2464

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-09-24 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Vulnerability in Oracle Linux (component: OSwatcher). Supported versions that are affected are 7 and 8. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Linux executes to compromise Oracle Linux. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Linux. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Affected products

Oracle Engineered Systems Utilities: 12.1.0.2, 19c, 21c
Oracle Corporation Oracle Linux: 7, 8

References

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-9444.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-9444.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html

Get alerted when CVE-2021-2464 or the next vulnerability affects your stack