CVE-2021-22600

Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Description

Linux Kernel contains a flaw in the packet socket (AF_PACKET) implementation which could lead to incorrectly freeing memory. A local user could exploit this for denial-of-service (DoS) or possibly for privilege escalation.

Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Score: 6.6

Vendor: Linux

Product: Kernel