Is CVE-2021-43267 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-43267 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-43267?

CVE-2021-43267 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-43267?

CVE-2021-43267 has an EPSS score of 57.58% (99th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-43267?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 5.10.84-1 or later. Fixes are available for 33 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-43267

CRITICALEPSS 99th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in net/tipc/crypto.c in the Linux kernel before 5.14.16. The Transparent Inter-Process Communication (TIPC) functionality allows remote attackers to exploit insufficient validation of user-supplied sizes for the MSG_CRYPTO message type.

CWE-1284

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:5.10.84-1CVE-2021-43267

Fixed in:5.14.16-1CVE-2021-43267

linux-aws-5.11Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.11.0-1023.24~20.04.1USN-5208-1

linux-azure-5.11Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.11.0-1023.24~20.04.1USN-5208-1

linux-gcp-5.11Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.11.0-1024.26~20.04.1USN-5208-1

linux-hwe-5.11Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.11.0-44.48~20.04.2USN-5208-1

linux-image-5.10.0-1053-oemUbuntu

Fixed in:5.10.0-1053.55USN-5207-1

linux-image-5.11.0-1023-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:5.11.0-1023.24~20.04.1USN-5208-1

linux-image-5.11.0-1023-azureUbuntu

Fixed in:5.11.0-1023.24~20.04.1USN-5208-1

linux-image-5.11.0-1023-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:5.11.0-1023.24~20.04.1USN-5208-1

linux-image-5.11.0-1024-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:5.11.0-1024.26~20.04.1USN-5208-1

linux-image-5.11.0-44-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:5.11.0-44.48~20.04.2USN-5208-1

linux-image-5.11.0-44-generic-64kUbuntu

Fixed in:5.11.0-44.48~20.04.2USN-5208-1

linux-image-5.11.0-44-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:5.11.0-44.48~20.04.2USN-5208-1

linux-image-5.11.0-44-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:5.11.0-44.48~20.04.2USN-5208-1

linux-image-5.13.0-1026-oemUbuntu

Fixed in:5.13.0-1026.32USN-5218-1

linux-image-5.14.0-1008-oemUbuntu

Fixed in:5.14.0-1008.8USN-5165-1

linux-image-awsUbuntu

Fixed in:5.11.0.1023.24~20.04.23USN-5208-1

linux-image-azureUbuntu

Fixed in:5.11.0.1023.24~20.04.23USN-5208-1

linux-image-gcpUbuntu

Fixed in:5.11.0.1024.26~20.04.24USN-5208-1

linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.11.0.44.48~20.04.22USN-5208-1

linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.11.0.44.48~20.04.22USN-5208-1

linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.11.0.44.48~20.04.22USN-5208-1

linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.11.0.44.48~20.04.22USN-5208-1

linux-image-oem-20.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.10.0.1053.55USN-5207-1

linux-image-oem-20.04bUbuntu

Fixed in:5.10.0.1053.55USN-5207-1

linux-image-oem-20.04cUbuntu

Fixed in:5.13.0.1026.29USN-5218-1

linux-image-oem-20.04dUbuntu

Fixed in:5.14.0.1008.8USN-5165-1

linux-image-oracleUbuntu

Fixed in:5.11.0.1023.24~20.04.16USN-5208-1

linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.11.0.44.48~20.04.22USN-5208-1

linux-oem-5.10Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.10.0-1053.55USN-5207-1

linux-oem-5.13Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.13.0-1026.32USN-5218-1

linux-oem-5.14Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.14.0-1008.8USN-5165-1

linux-oracle-5.11Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.11.0-1023.24~20.04.1USN-5208-1

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

57.58%probability of exploitation in 30 days

99thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Exploit1

openwall.com

Vendor Advisory1

cdn.kernel.org

Third-Party Advisory1

security.netapp.com

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-1284 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2022-20699	Critical	10.0	72%	KEV	-
CVE-2022-31629	Medium	6.5	49%	-	Fix
CVE-2025-9316	Unscored	-	36%	-	-
CVE-2022-36620	High	7.5	23%	-	-
CVE-2008-1440	High	7.1	23%	-	-
CVE-2022-37134	Critical	9.8	21%	-	-

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