vulnerability
VMware Photon OS: CVE-2021-3759
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Aug 23, 2022 | Jan 20, 2025 | Feb 9, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Aug 23, 2022
Added
Jan 20, 2025
Modified
Feb 9, 2026
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
vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf
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