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CVE-2021-4002 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2025726 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2025726 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=13e4ad2ce8df6e058ef482a31fdd81c725b0f7ea Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=13e4ad2ce8df6e058ef482a31fdd81c725b0f7ea Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a4a118f2eead1d6c49e00765de89878288d4b890 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a4a118f2eead1d6c49e00765de89878288d4b890 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00011.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00011.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096 Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096 Third Party Advisory 
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/11/25/1 Exploit  Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/11/25/1 Exploit  Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html Patch  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-459 Incomplete Cleanup Red Hat, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-4002
NVD Published Date:
03/03/2022
NVD Last Modified:
11/21/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.