| Name | CVE-2021-4002 |
| Description | A memory leak flaw in the Linux kernel's hugetlbfs memory usage was found in the way the user maps some regions of memory twice using shmget() which are aligned to PUD alignment with the fault of some of the memory pages. A local user could use this flaw to get unauthorized access to some data. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-2940-1, DLA-2941-1, DSA-5096-1, ELA-577-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 3.16.84-1 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security) | 4.9.320-2 | fixed | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 4.9.320-3 | fixed | |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 4.19.316-1 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 5.10.223-1 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.226-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 6.1.115-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.119-1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 6.12.5-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 6.12.6-1 | fixed | |
| linux-4.19 (PTS) | stretch (security) | 4.19.232-1~deb9u1 | fixed |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 4.19.316-1~deb9u1 | fixed | |
| linux-4.9 (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 4.9.303-1~deb8u3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | source | jessie | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| linux | source | stretch | 4.9.303-1 | DLA-2940-1 | ||
| linux | source | buster | 4.19.232-1 | DSA-5096-1 | ||
| linux | source | bullseye | 5.10.84-1 | |||
| linux | source | (unstable) | 5.15.5-1 | |||
| linux-4.19 | source | stretch | 4.19.232-1~deb9u1 | DLA-2941-1 | ||
| linux-4.9 | source | jessie | 4.9.303-1~deb8u1 | ELA-577-1 |
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/11/25/1
https://git.kernel.org/linus/a4a118f2eead1d6c49e00765de89878288d4b890