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CVE-2021-4002

Description

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.

Priority: LOW
CVSS v3: 4.4
Component: linux
Publish Date: Nov 26, 2021
Related ID: --
CVSS v2: MEDIUM
Modified Date: Nov 26, 2021

Find out more about CVE-2021-4002 from the MITRE-CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


Products Affected

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Product Name Status Defect Fixed Downloads
Linux
Wind River Linux LTS 17 Fixed LIN10-9343
10.17.41.26 --
Wind River Linux 8 Requires LTSS -- -- --
Wind River Linux 9 Requires LTSS -- -- --
Wind River Linux 7 Requires LTSS -- -- --
Wind River Linux LTS 21 Fixed LIN1021-2085
10.21.20.8 --
Wind River Linux LTS 22 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Wind River Linux LTS 18 Fixed LIN1018-8446
10.18.44.25 --
Wind River Linux LTS 19 Fixed LIN1019-7458
10.19.45.22 --
Wind River Linux CD release Fixed LINCD-7428
10.22.01.0 --
Wind River Linux 6 Requires LTSS -- -- --
Wind River Linux LTS 23 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
VxWorks
VxWorks 7 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
VxWorks 6.9 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Helix Virtualization Platform Cert Edition
Helix Virtualization Platform Cert Edition Not Vulnerable -- -- --

Related Products

Product Name Status Defect Fixed Downloads

Notes
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