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CVE-2021-3492

Ubuntu linux kernel shiftfs file system double free vulnerability PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

Shiftfs, an out-of-tree stacking file system included in Ubuntu Linux kernels, did not properly handle faults occurring during copy_from_user() correctly. These could lead to either a double-free situation or memory not being freed at all. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (kernel memory exhaustion) or gain privileges via executing arbitrary code. AKA ZDI-CAN-13562.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / productVersions
Ubuntu / Linux kernelaffected 5.8 kernel before 5.8.0-50.56; affected 5.4 kernel before 5.4.0-72.80

CWE

CWE-415, CWE-401

References

ADP enrichment

CVE

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