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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 23, 2022· Updated Aug 3, 2024

CVE-2021-3759

CVE-2021-3759

Description

A memory overflow vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel’s ipc functionality of the memcg subsystem, in the way a user calls the semget function multiple times, creating semaphores. This flaw allows a local user to starve the resources, causing a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

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