A flaw was found in the way memory resources were freed in the unix_stream_recvmsg function in the Linux kernel when a signal was pending. This flaw allows an unprivileged local user to crash the system by exhausting available memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1908827 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fa0dc04df259ba2df3ce1920e9690c7842f8fa4b | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1908827 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fa0dc04df259ba2df3ce1920e9690c7842f8fa4b | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html | Patch Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
21 Nov 2024, 05:46
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1908827 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fa0dc04df259ba2df3ce1920e9690c7842f8fa4b - Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html - Patch, Third Party Advisory |
Information
Published : 2021-03-10 16:15
Updated : 2024-11-21 05:46
NVD link : CVE-2021-20265
Mitre link : CVE-2021-20265
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-20265
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Products Affected
oracle
- tekelec_platform_distribution
linux
- linux_kernel