A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.41/5.12.8. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function irq_fpu_usable of the file arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c of the component netfilter. The manipulation leads to Privilege Escalation.

This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-47174. The attack needs to be approached within the local network. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.