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
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https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fa0dc04df259ba2df3ce1920e9690c7842f8fa4b | Patch Vendor Advisory |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1908827 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html | Patch Third Party Advisory |
Information
Published : 2021-03-10 08:15
Updated : 2022-08-05 10:52
NVD link : CVE-2021-20265
Mitre link : CVE-2021-20265
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-401
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Products Affected
oracle
- tekelec_platform_distribution
linux
- linux_kernel