vulnerability
CentOS Linux: CVE-2021-3679: Moderate: kernel-rt security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Aug 5, 2021 | Nov 10, 2021 | May 25, 2023 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Aug 5, 2021
Added
Nov 10, 2021
Modified
May 25, 2023
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.
Solutions
centos-upgrade-kernelcentos-upgrade-kernel-rt
References
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