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.
Published: 2021-03-10
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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Action: n/a
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EUVD 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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Linux Linux Kernel
Oracle Tekelec Platform Distribution
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Els Rhel Extras Rt
cve-icon MITRE

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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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-03-10T16:15:16.610

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:46:14.457

Link: CVE-2021-20265

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-01-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-20265 - Bugzilla

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