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CVE-2021-3679
Detail
Description
A lack of CPU resource in the Linux kernel tracing module functionality in versions prior to 5.14-rc3 was found in the way user uses trace ring buffer in a specific way. Only privileged local users (with CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability) could use this flaw to starve the resources causing denial of service.
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*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.14
*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.14:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.14:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.14:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
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CVSS V2
NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
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CVSS V3.1
NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Added
CWE
NIST CWE-400
Changed
Reference Type
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1989165 No Types Assigned
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1989165 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=67f0d6d9883c13174669f88adac4f0ee656cc16a No Types Assigned
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