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CVE-2021-3759

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.5 Published: 2022-08-23 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

A memory overflow vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel’s ipc functionality of the memcg subsystem, in the way a user calls the semget function multiple times, creating semaphores. This flaw allows a local user to starve the resources, causing a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux KernelDebian Debian Linux

Weakness Type

CWE-400, CWE-770

References