Vulnerability Details CVE-2021-3759
A memory overflow vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel’s ipc functionality of the memcg subsystem, in the way a user calls the semget function multiple times, creating semaphores. This flaw allows a local user to starve the resources, causing a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 1.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.5
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3759
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1999675
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00031.html
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/1626333284-1404-1-git-send-email-nglaive%40gmail.com/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3759
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1999675
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00031.html
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/1626333284-1404-1-git-send-email-nglaive%40gmail.com/
Products affected by CVE-2021-3759
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cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-