Description
A use-after-free flaw was found in the add_partition in block/partitions/core.c in the Linux kernel. A local attacker with user privileges could cause a denial of service on the system. The issue results from the lack of code cleanup when device_add call fails when adding a partition to the disk.
Published: 2022-03-23
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-34018 A use-after-free flaw was found in the add_partition in block/partitions/core.c in the Linux kernel. A local attacker with user privileges could cause a denial of service on the system. The issue results from the lack of code cleanup when device_add call fails when adding a partition to the disk.
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-03T17:16:04.268Z

Reserved: 2021-12-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-4150

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-03-23T20:15:10.050

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:37:00.623

Link: CVE-2021-4150

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-4150 - Bugzilla

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