vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2021-20265: Important: kernel security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Mar 10, 2021 | Mar 18, 2021 | Mar 18, 2021 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Mar 10, 2021
Added
Mar 18, 2021
Modified
Mar 18, 2021
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.
Solutions
redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
References
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