CVE-2021-3679

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Source

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3679

Import Source

https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-3679.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2021-3679

Related

Published

2021-08-05T20:15:09Z

Modified

2024-09-11T04:47:56.778368Z

Severity

5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator

Summary

[none]

Details

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 CAPSYSADMIN capability) could use this flaw to starve the resources causing denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / linux

Package

Name: linux
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

5.10.46-5

Affected versions

5.*

5.10.46-4

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / linux

Package

Name: linux
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

5.14.6-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / linux

Package

Name: linux
Purl: pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

5.14.6-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}