CVE-2021-3679
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2021-3679 |
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| State | PUBLIC |
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| Assigner | [email protected] |
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| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
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| Published | 2021-08-05 20:15:00 UTC |
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| Updated | 2022-10-27 12:29:00 UTC |
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| Description | 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. |
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NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
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| 1989165 – (CVE-2021-3679) CVE-2021-3679 kernel: DoS in rb_per_cpu_empty() |
MISC |
bugzilla.redhat.com |
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| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree |
MISC |
git.kernel.org |
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| [SECURITY] [DLA 2785-1] linux-4.19 security update |
MLIST |
lists.debian.org |
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| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4978-1 linux |
DEBIAN |
www.debian.org |
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| [SECURITY] [DLA 2843-1] linux security update |
MLIST |
lists.debian.org |
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| CVE Program record |
CVE.ORG |
www.cve.org |
canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail |
NVD |
nvd.nist.gov |
canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 159402 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container (ELSA-2021-9458)
- 159404 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2021-9460)
- 159424 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2021-9485)
- 159427 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container (ELSA-2021-9488)
- 159492 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for kernel (ELSA-2021-4356)
- 178809 Debian Security Update for linux (DSA 4978-1)
- 178844 Debian Security Update for linux-4.19 (DLA 2785-1)
- 178943 Debian Security Update for linux (DLA 2843-1)
- 179600 Debian Security Update for linux (CVE-2021-3679)
- 198514 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5091-1)
- 198515 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5092-1)
- 198518 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) Vulnerabilities (USN-5094-2)
- 198520 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5094-1)
- 198521 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) Vulnerabilities (USN-5091-2)
- 198523 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5092-2)
- 198524 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (OEM) Vulnerabilities (USN-5096-1)
- 198542 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (OEM) Vulnerabilities (USN-5115-1)
- 239816 Red Hat Update for kernel security (RHSA-2021:4356)
- 239879 Red Hat Update for kernel-rt (RHSA-2021:4140)
- 352871 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS-2021-1539
- 353097 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAC2012-2021-033
- 353098 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kmod-sfc : ALAC2012-2021-034
- 353099 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kmod-mlx5 : ALAC2012-2021-035
- 353145 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-006
- 353156 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-004
- 390248 Oracle Managed Virtualization (VM) Server for x86 Security Update for kernel (OVMSA-2021-0035)
- 671134 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-2688)
- 671135 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-2636)
- 671137 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-2713)
- 671181 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-2934)
- 671703 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-1735)
- 750949 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:1142-1)
- 751155 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3192-1)
- 751160 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:3179-1)
- 751163 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3206-1)
- 751170 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:3205-1)
- 751437 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3876-1)
- 751441 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:3876-1)
- 751451 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3935-1)
- 751473 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3969-1)
- 751476 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3972-1)
- 900294 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for kernel 5.10.52.1
- 900304 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for kernel 5.10.57.1
- 900319 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for kernel 5.10.60.1
- 901142 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (6577-1)
- 903451 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (5121)
- 906190 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (5121-1)
- 940265 AlmaLinux Security Update for kernel (ALSA-2021:4356)
