Description
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.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2021-7701 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-03T17:37:23.202Z
Reserved: 2020-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2021-20265
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Status : Modified
Published: 2021-03-10T16:15:16.610
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:46:14.457
Link: CVE-2021-20265
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