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Debian: CVE-2021-4002: linux -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2021-4002: linux -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
03/03/2022
Created
03/11/2022
Added
03/10/2022
Modified
08/17/2022

Description

A memory leak flaw in the Linux kernel's hugetlbfs memory usage was found in the way the user maps some regions of memory twice using shmget() which are aligned to PUD alignment with the fault of some of the memory pages. A local user could use this flaw to get unauthorized access to some data.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-linux

References

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