CVE-2021-20265

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:tekelec_platform_distribution:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 05:46

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1908827 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1908827 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fa0dc04df259ba2df3ce1920e9690c7842f8fa4b - Patch, Vendor Advisory () https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fa0dc04df259ba2df3ce1920e9690c7842f8fa4b - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html - Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html - Patch, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2021-03-10 16:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 05:46


NVD link : CVE-2021-20265

Mitre link : CVE-2021-20265

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-20265


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel

oracle

  • tekelec_platform_distribution
CWE
CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime