CVE-2021-3679
A lack of CPU resource in the Linux kernel tracing module functionality in versions prior to 5.14-rc3 was found in the way user uses trace ring buffer in a specific way. Only privileged local users
02 Description
A lack of CPU resource in the Linux kernel tracing module functionality in versions prior to 5.14-rc3 was found in the way user uses trace ring buffer in a specific way. Only privileged local users
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.75% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 54.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2021-08-05 19:54Z5 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-03 17:01Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-08-03
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- f0f5b0f4cd44fbeae11fd0c5d2891a996f3f45f1ab7aa0bff6e77d25aef9c6af
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1989165
- git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=67f0d6d9883c13174669f88adac4f0ee656cc16a
- www.debian.orgDSA-4978https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4978
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20211015 [SECURITY] [DLA 2785-1] linux-4.19 security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00010.html
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20211216 [SECURITY] [DLA 2843-1] linux security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- kernel-tools-libs-devel Fixed in 4.18.0-348.el8
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Arch Linux
- linux Fixed in 5.13.6.arch1-1
- linux-hardened Fixed in 5.13.13.hardened1-1
- linux-lts Fixed in 5.10.54-1
- linux-zen Fixed in 5.13.6.zen1-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- kernel-tools-libs-devel Fixed in 4.18.0-348.el8
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- linux Fixed in 5.14.6-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- linux Fixed in 5.14.6-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- linux Fixed in 5.14.6-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- linux-hwe-edge No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- linux Fixed in 4.15.0-159.167
- linux-aws Fixed in 4.15.0-1112.119
- linux-aws-5.0 No fix yet
- linux-aws-5.3 No fix yet
- linux-aws-5.4 Fixed in 5.4.0-1057.60~18.04.1
- linux-azure No fix yet
- linux-azure-4.15 Fixed in 4.15.0-1124.137
- linux-azure-5.3 No fix yet
- linux-azure-5.4 Fixed in 5.4.0-1059.62~18.04.1
- linux-azure-edge No fix yet
- linux-dell300x Fixed in 4.15.0-1028.33
- linux-gcp No fix yet
- linux-gcp-4.15 Fixed in 4.15.0-1109.123
- linux-gcp-5.3 No fix yet
- linux-gcp-5.4 Fixed in 5.4.0-1053.57~18.04.1
- linux-gcp-edge No fix yet
- linux-gke-4.15 No fix yet
- linux-gke-5.4 Fixed in 5.4.0-1053.56~18.04.1
- linux-gkeop-5.4 Fixed in 5.4.0-1024.25~18.04.1
- linux-hwe No fix yet
- linux-hwe-5.4 Fixed in 5.4.0-87.98~18.04.1
- linux-hwe-edge No fix yet
- linux-kvm Fixed in 4.15.0-1100.102
- linux-oem No fix yet
- linux-oracle Fixed in 4.15.0-1081.89
- linux-oracle-5.0 No fix yet
- linux-oracle-5.3 No fix yet
- linux-oracle-5.4 Fixed in 5.4.0-1055.59~18.04.1
- linux-raspi-5.4 Fixed in 5.4.0-1044.48~18.04.1
- linux-raspi2 Fixed in 4.15.0-1096.102
- linux-snapdragon Fixed in 4.15.0-1113.122
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- linux Fixed in 5.4.0-88.99
- linux-aws Fixed in 5.4.0-1057.60
- linux-aws-5.11 Fixed in 5.11.0-1019.20~20.04.1
- linux-aws-5.8 No fix yet
- linux-azure Fixed in 5.4.0-1059.62
- linux-azure-5.11 Fixed in 5.11.0-1017.18~20.04.1
- linux-azure-5.8 No fix yet
- linux-bluefield Fixed in 5.4.0-1019.22
- linux-gcp Fixed in 5.4.0-1053.57
- linux-gcp-5.11 Fixed in 5.11.0-1020.22~20.04.1
- linux-gcp-5.8 No fix yet
- linux-gke Fixed in 5.4.0-1053.56
- linux-gkeop Fixed in 5.4.0-1024.25
- linux-hwe-5.11 Fixed in 5.11.0-37.41~20.04.2
- linux-hwe-5.8 No fix yet
- linux-ibm Fixed in 5.4.0-1005.6
- linux-kvm Fixed in 5.4.0-1047.49
- linux-oem-5.10 Fixed in 5.10.0-1050.52
- linux-oem-5.13 Fixed in 5.13.0-1014.18
- linux-oem-5.6 No fix yet
- linux-oracle Fixed in 5.4.0-1055.59
- linux-oracle-5.11 Fixed in 5.11.0-1019.20~20.04.1
- linux-oracle-5.8 No fix yet
- linux-raspi Fixed in 5.4.0-1044.48
- linux-raspi2 No fix yet
- linux-riscv No fix yet
- linux-riscv-5.11 Fixed in 5.11.0-1020.21~20.04.1
- linux-riscv-5.8 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- linux-intel-iot-realtime No fix yet
- linux-realtime No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- linux No fix yet
- linux-aws Fixed in 4.4.0-1099.104Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
- linux-azure Fixed in 4.15.0-1124.137~14.04.1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
- linux-lts-xenial Fixed in 4.4.0-219.252~14.04.1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- linux Fixed in 4.4.0-219.252Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
- linux-aws Fixed in 4.4.0-1135.149Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
- linux-aws-hwe Fixed in 4.15.0-1112.119~16.04.1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
- linux-azure Fixed in 4.15.0-1124.137~16.04.1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
- linux-gcp Fixed in 4.15.0-1109.123~16.04.1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
- linux-hwe Fixed in 4.15.0-159.167~16.04.1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
- linux-kvm Fixed in 4.4.0-1100.109Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
- linux-oracle Fixed in 4.15.0-1081.89~16.04.1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS
- linux-fips Fixed in 4.4.0-1069.75Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS
- linux-aws-fips Fixed in 4.15.0-2054.56Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
- linux-azure-fips Fixed in 4.15.0-2036.40Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
- linux-fips Fixed in 4.15.0-1070.79Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
- linux-gcp-fips Fixed in 4.15.0-2019.21Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS
- linux-aws-fips Fixed in 5.4.0-1069.73+fips2Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
- linux-azure-fips Fixed in 5.4.0-1073.76+fips1Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
- linux-fips Fixed in 5.4.0-1034.40Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
- linux-gcp-fips Fixed in 5.4.0-1067.71~20.04.1Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 16.04 LTS
- linux-fips No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS
- linux-aws-fips No fix yet
- linux-azure-fips No fix yet
- linux-fips No fix yet
- linux-gcp-fips No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS
- linux-aws-fips No fix yet
- linux-azure-fips No fix yet
- linux-fips No fix yet
- linux-gcp-fips No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.