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.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2021-03-10T15:30:18

Updated: 2021-10-20T10:40:33

Reserved: 2020-12-17T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2021-20265

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-03-10T16:15:16.610

Modified: 2022-08-05T17:52:01.827


Link: CVE-2021-20265

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cve-icon Redhat Information

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