PT-2024-8917 · Linux+3 · Linux Kernel+3
Published
2024-05-24
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Updated
2026-03-14
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CVE-2021-47504
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions:
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description:
The issue is related to the io uring component of the Linux kernel, which is associated with resource management errors. If a work item is canceled but needs to be processed through task work, the system can sleep uninterruptibly in io uring cancel generic() and never process it, resulting in an uninterruptible sleep warning. This can lead to a denial of service.
Recommendations:
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Debian
Linux Kernel
Red Os
Suse