CVE-2021-3759

kernel

MEDIUM 5.5

En bref

Source
NVD
EPSS
EPSS 0.36 % · centile 30 ()
État
PUBLISHED
Publiée
Mise à jour
Attribuée par
redhat
Statut NVD
Modified

Description

A memory overflow vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel’s ipc functionality of the memcg subsystem, in the way a user calls the semget function multiple times, creating semaphores. This flaw allows a local user to starve the resources, causing a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Faiblesses (CWE)

  • CWE-400 — Consommation de ressources non maîtrisée (déni de service)
  • CWE-770 — Allocation de ressources sans limite ni régulation

Références

Scores

VersionScoreVecteurÉvalué par
CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HNVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Références européennes

Avis du CERT-FR

Configurations affectées (CPE NVD)

Produits affectés

ProduitVersions
kernelaffected Fixed in Linux kernel 5.15-rc1

Sources

SourceLicence
CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5)CVE Program Terms of Use
EPSS (FIRST.org)FIRST — attribution requested
ENISA EUVDENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged
CERT-FR (ANSSI)Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0
NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feedsPublic domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD