CVE-2021-4002

Summary

A memory leak flaw in the Linux kernel's hugetlbfs memory usage was found in the way the user maps some regions of memory twice using shmget() which are aligned to PUD alignment with the fault of some of the memory pages. A local user could use this flaw to get unauthorized access to some data.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
n/akernelaffects kernel v3.6 and later through v5.15.5.affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-459: CWE-459

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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