CVE-2021-3997
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
Priority: 0.10
BB Relevance:
36/100
Published: 2022-08-23
Modified: 2026-11-02
First seen: 2026-11-02
Status: active
Attack Surface
Low Complexity
No Interaction
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:
Local
AC:
Low
PR:
Low
UI:
None
S:
Unchanged
C:
None
I:
None
A:
High
Description
A flaw was found in systemd. An uncontrolled recursion in systemd-tmpfiles may lead to a denial of service at boot time when too many nested directories are created in /tmp.
Weakness Classification (1)
Affected Software (7)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| fedoraproject | fedora | 34 |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 35 |
| n/a | systemd | Fixed in v251-rc1 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 7.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 8.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 9.0 |
| systemd_project | systemd | 240 – 250.2 |
References & Advisories (6)
vendor-advisory