CVE-2021-4218 (GCVE-0-2021-4218)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-08-24 15:08 – Updated: 2024-08-03 17:16
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Summary
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s implementation of reading the SVC RDMA counters. Reading the counter sysctl panics the system. This flaw allows a local attacker with local access to cause a denial of service while the system reboots. The issue is specific to CentOS/RHEL.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-665 - - Improper Initialization -> CWE-824 - Access of Uninitialized Pointer
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n/a kernel Affected: NA
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