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CVE-2021-3492

HIGH CVSS: 8.8 Published: 2021-04-17 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

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 Platforms

Canonical Ubuntu Linux

Weakness Type

CWE-401, CWE-415, CWE-401, CWE-415

References