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Oracle Linux: CVE-2021-28971: ELSA-2021-9221: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
2021-03-22
Added
2021-05-10
Modified
2025-01-23

Description

In intel_pmu_drain_pebs_nhm in arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c in the Linux kernel through 5.11.8 on some Haswell CPUs, userspace applications (such as perf-fuzzer) can cause a system crash because the PEBS status in a PEBS record is mishandled, aka CID-d88d05a9e0b6.
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. On some Haswell CPUs, userspace applications (such as perf-fuzzer) can cause a system crash because the PEBS status in a PEBS record is mishandled.

Solution(s)

oracle-linux-upgrade-kerneloracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek
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