vulnerability
Alma Linux: CVE-2021-3679: Moderate: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (ALSA-2021-4356)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Aug 5, 2021 | May 4, 2022 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Aug 5, 2021
Added
May 4, 2022
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
Description
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 CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability) could use this flaw to starve the resources causing denial of service.
Solution
alma-upgrade-kernel-tools-libs-devel
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