Cybersecurity Alerts

Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Linux Kernel contains a flaw in the packet socket (AF_PACKET) implementation which could lead to incorrectly freeing memory. A local user could exploit this for denial-of-service (DoS) or possibly for privilege escalation.

Required Action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Classification

CWE-415

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22600