CVE-2021-4218
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Summary
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s implementation of reading the SVC RDMA counters. Reading the counter sysctl panics the system. This flaw allows a local attacker with local access to cause a denial of service while the system reboots. The issue is specific to CentOS/RHEL.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | kernel | NA | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-665: CWE-665 - Improper Initialization -> CWE-824 - Access of Uninitialized Pointer
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=18395
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2048359
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4218
References
- https://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=18395
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2048359
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4218
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