CVE-2021-20265CWE-400

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

published March 10, 2021

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
26.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00339 · 26.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Published
2021-03-10T15:30Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 MAR 15:30Z
    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
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