vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2021-29649): Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Mar 30, 2021 | May 12, 2021 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Mar 30, 2021
Added
May 12, 2021
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.11.11. The user mode driver (UMD) has a copy_process() memory leak, related to a lack of cleanup steps in kernel/usermode_driver.c and kernel/bpf/preload/bpf_preload_kern.c, aka CID-f60a85cad677.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-5-10-0-1026-oemubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-oem-20-04b
References
Rapid7 Labs
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