UVI-2021-1001378

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    UVI-2021-1001378

    Published: 3 Aug 2021Last Modified: 13 Feb 2025

    Summary: seq_file: disallow extremely large seq buffer allocations

    Details: seq_file: disallow extremely large seq buffer allocations This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v4.19.198 by commit 6de9f0bf7cacc772a618699f9ed5c9f6fca58a1d, it was introduced in version v3.16 by commit 058504edd02667eef8fac9be27ab3ea74332e9b4. For more details please see the references link.

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    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: Kernel

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 058504edd02667eef8fac9be27ab3ea74332e9b4
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    v3.16

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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