ZeroHour

CVE-2021-3679

CVSS 3.1
5.5 medium
EPSS
<1%p52
Published
()
Modified
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.

Vendors
linuxredhatdebian
Products
linux kernel, enterprise linux, debian linux
Weakness
CWE-400, CWE-835
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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