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Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities

Last Update Date: 8 Oct 2025 Release Date: 5 Aug 2021 8157 Views

RISK: High Risk

TYPE: Operating Systems - Linux

TYPE: Linux

Multiple vulnerabilities were identified in Linux Kernel, a remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to trigger denial of service condition, elevation of privilege, sensitive information disclosure and data manipulation on the targeted system.

 

[Updated on 2025-10-08]

Updated Description, Source and Related Links.

CVE-2021-22555 is being exploited in the wild. Linux Kernel contains a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability that could allow an attacker to gain privileges or cause a DoS (via heap memory corruption) through user name space. Hence, the risk level is rated from Medium Risk to High Risk.


Impact

  • Denial of Service
  • Elevation of Privilege
  • Information Disclosure
  • Data Manipulation

System / Technologies affected

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Realtime 15-SP2
  • Oracle Linux 6
  • Oracle Linux 7

Solutions

Before installation of the software, please visit the vendor web-site for more details.

 

Apply fixes issued by the vendor:

 

For detail, please refer to the links below:


Vulnerability Identifier


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