CVE-2021-4095
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2022-03-08T14:05:00
State: PUBLISHED
affected: product: kernel
vendor: n/a
versions: status: affected
version: Linux kernel versions prior to 5.17-rc1
descriptions: value: A NULL pointer dereference was found in the Linux kernel's KVM when dirty ring logging is enabled without an active vCPU context. An unprivileged local attacker on the host may use this flaw to cause a kernel oops condition and thus a denial of service by issuing a KVM_XEN_HVM_SET_ATTR ioctl. This flaw affects Linux kernel versions prior to 5.17-rc1.
problemTypes: descriptions: cweId: CWE-476
description: CWE-476
type: CWE