vulnerability

Oracle Linux: CVE-2021-38201: ELSA-2021-3447: kernel security and bug fix update (IMPORTANT)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jun 13, 2021
Added
Sep 8, 2021
Modified
Dec 3, 2025

Description

net/sunrpc/xdr.c in the Linux kernel before 5.13.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (xdr_set_page_base slab-out-of-bounds access) by performing many NFS 4.2 READ_PLUS operations.
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (xdr_set_page_base slab-out-of-bounds access) by performing many NFS 4.2 READ_PLUS operations. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Solution

oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel
Title
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