QID 281902

Date Published: 2021-09-24

QID 281902: Fedora Security Update for kernel (FEDORA-2021-4ca1b080bb)

Fedora has released a security update for kernel to fix the vulnerability.

Affected OS:
Fedora 34



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This vulnerability could be exploited to gain remote access to sensitive information and execute commands.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.4 severity.
    • Solution
    Fedora has issued updated packages to fix this vulnerability.

    For more information about the vulnerability and obtaining patches, refer to the following Fedora security advisories:
    Fedora 34 Update

    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 281902

    CVE-2021-40490 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    FEDORA-2021-4ca1b080bb Fedora 34 URL Logo bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2021-4ca1b080bb
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