High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 23, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-20226
CVE-2021-20226
Description
A use-after-free flaw was found in the io_uring in Linux kernel, where a local attacker with a user privilege could cause a denial of service problem on the system The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object by not incrementing the file reference counter while in use. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity, confidentiality and system availability.
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Affected products
2- Linux/Linux kerneldescription
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References
2- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210401-0001/nvdThird Party Advisory
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