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Rocky Linux: CVE-2021-3759: kernel (Multiple Advisories)

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Rocky Linux: CVE-2021-3759: kernel (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/23/2022
Created
03/07/2024
Added
03/05/2024
Modified
04/18/2024

Description

A memory overflow vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel’s ipc functionality of the memcg subsystem, in the way a user calls the semget function multiple times, creating semaphores. This flaw allows a local user to starve the resources, causing a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Solution(s)

  • rocky-upgrade-bpftool
  • rocky-upgrade-bpftool-debuginfo
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-abi-stablelists
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-core
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-cross-headers
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-debug
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-debug-core
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-debug-debuginfo
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-debug-devel
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-debug-modules
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-debug-modules-extra
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-devel
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-doc
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-headers
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-modules
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-modules-extra
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-rt
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-rt-core
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-rt-debug
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-rt-debug-core
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-rt-debug-devel
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-rt-debug-kvm
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-rt-debug-modules
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-rt-debuginfo
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-rt-devel
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-rt-kvm
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-rt-modules
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-rt-modules-extra
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-tools
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-tools-debuginfo
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-tools-libs
  • rocky-upgrade-kernel-tools-libs-devel
  • rocky-upgrade-perf
  • rocky-upgrade-perf-debuginfo
  • rocky-upgrade-python3-perf
  • rocky-upgrade-python3-perf-debuginfo

References

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