vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2021-20265: linux -- security update
Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
---|---|---|---|---|
5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | 03/10/2021 | 07/30/2024 | 07/30/2024 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
03/10/2021
Added
07/30/2024
Modified
07/30/2024
Description
A flaw was found in the way memory resources were freed in the unix_stream_recvmsg function in the Linux kernel when a signal was pending. This flaw allows an unprivileged local user to crash the system by exhausting available memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Solution
debian-upgrade-linux

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