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CVE-2021-26934 (GCVE-0-2021-26934)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-02-17 01:07 – Updated: 2024-08-03 20:33
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Summary
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel 4.18 through 5.10.16, as used by Xen. The backend allocation (aka be-alloc) mode of the drm_xen_front drivers was not meant to be a supported configuration, but this wasn't stated accordingly in its support status entry.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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