Shiftfs, an out-of-tree stacking file system included in Ubuntu Linux kernels, did not properly handle faults occurring during copy_from_user() correctly. These could lead to either a double-free situation or memory not being freed at all. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (kernel memory exhaustion) or gain privileges via executing arbitrary code. AKA ZDI-CAN-13562.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published: 2021-04-17T04:20:16.011472Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T03:54:52.527Z

Reserved: 2021-04-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-3492

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-04-17T05:15:13.113

Modified: 2021-05-21T16:08:32.527

Link: CVE-2021-3492

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2021-04-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-3492 - Bugzilla