AZL-6577
Dashboard / Vulnerabilities / AZL-6577
Summary: CVE-2021-3679 affecting package kernel for versions less than 5.10.78.1-1
Details: 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.
References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3679
Affected packages
Package
Name: kernel
Purl: pkg:rpm/azure-linux/kernel
Affected ranges
Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events:
Introduced- 0
Fixed -5.10.78.1-1
Affected versions
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
