CVE-2021-3759
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3759
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-3759.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2021-3759
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2022-08-23T16:15:09Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:25Z
- Severity
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- 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
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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.
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