gsd-2021-20265
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:23
Details
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.
Aliases
Aliases
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