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CVE-2021-3759
published 2022-08-23

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…

PriorityP420medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.35%
27.9th percentile
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.

Affected

8 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debiandebian_linux
debianlinux< linux 5.15.3-1 (bookworm)linux 5.15.3-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.10.158-15.10.158-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.15.3-15.15.3-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.15.3-15.15.3-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.15.3-15.15.3-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.15.0-162.1704.15.0-162.170
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.4.0-90.1015.4.0-90.101

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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