CVE-2021-2464

7.8 highEPSS 0.3%

High (7.8) in oracle. EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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).

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

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

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 26% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
Published: 2021-09-24
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

oracle:engineered_systems_utilities
oracle:linux

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

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