What the vulnerability does

01Description

A memory overflow vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel’s ipc functionality of the memcg subsystem, in the way a user calls the semget function multiple times, creating semaphores. This flaw allows a local user to starve the resources, causing a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 23, 2022 CVE published
August 3, 2024 Record updated