CVE-2021-4023 (GCVE-0-2021-4023)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-09 16:49 – Updated: 2024-08-03 17:16
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Summary
A flaw was found in the io-workqueue implementation in the Linux kernel versions prior to 5.15-rc1. The kernel can panic when an improper cancellation operation triggers the submission of new io-uring operations during a shortage of free space. This flaw allows a local user with permissions to execute io-uring requests to possibly crash the system.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a kernel Affected: kernel versions prior to 5.15-rc1
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