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Red Hat: CVE-2021-4204: kernel: improper input validation may lead to privilege escalation (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2021-4204: kernel: improper input validation may lead to privilege escalation (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
08/24/2022
Created
02/09/2024
Added
02/08/2024
Modified
05/23/2024

Description

An out-of-bounds (OOB) memory access flaw was found in the Linux kernel's eBPF due to an Improper Input Validation. This flaw allows a local attacker with a special privilege to crash the system or leak internal information.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-kernel
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt

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