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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 5, 2021· Updated Aug 3, 2024

CVE-2021-3679

CVE-2021-3679

Description

A lack of CPU resource in the Linux kernel tracing module functionality in versions prior to 5.14-rc3 was found in the way user uses trace ring buffer in a specific way. Only privileged local users (with CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability) could use this flaw to starve the resources causing denial of service.

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