Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-6596.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-6596
Upstream
Published
2021-09-19T17:15:07Z
Modified
2026-04-01T05:20:40.188369Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
CVE-2021-41073 affecting package kernel for versions less than 5.10.78.1-1
Details

looprwiter in fs/iouring.c in the Linux kernel 5.10 through 5.14.6 allows local users to gain privileges by using IORINGOPPROVIDEBUFFERS to trigger a free of a kernel buffer, as demonstrated by using /proc/<pid>/maps for exploitation.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:2 / kernel

Package

Name
kernel
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.10.78.1-1

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-6596.json"