CVE-2021-3714
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CVE-2021-3714 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.9/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw was found in the Linux kernels memory deduplication mechanism. Previous work has shown that memory deduplication can be attacked via a local exploitation mechanism. EPSS estimates a 1.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernels memory deduplication mechanism. Previous work has shown that memory deduplication can be attacked via a local exploitation mechanism. The same technique can be used if an attacker can upload page sized files and detect the change in access time from a networked service to determine if the page has been merged.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | All versions |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 8.0 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3714Third Party Advisory
- https://arxiv.org/abs/2111.08553Third Party Advisory
- https://arxiv.org/pdf/2111.08553.pdfTechnical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1931327Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3714Third Party Advisory
- https://arxiv.org/abs/2111.08553Third Party Advisory
- https://arxiv.org/pdf/2111.08553.pdfTechnical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1931327Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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