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.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2021-3679
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Published
2021-08-05T20:15:09Z
Modified
2025-08-09T20:01:28Z
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
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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.

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Affected packages