Improper Initialization
CVE-2021-20317
Summary
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A corrupted timer tree caused the task wakeup to be missing in the timerqueue_add function in lib/timerqueue.c. This flaw allows a local attacker with special user privileges to cause a denial of service, slowing and eventually stopping the system while running OSP.
- LOW
- LOCAL
- NONE
- UNCHANGED
- NONE
- HIGH
- NONE
- HIGH
CWE-665 - Improper Initialization
The software does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource, which might leave the resource in an unexpected state when it is accessed or used.
References
Advisory Timeline
- Published