{"id":"AZL-6577","summary":"CVE-2021-3679 affecting package kernel for versions less than 5.10.78.1-1","details":"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 (with CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability) could use this flaw to starve the resources causing denial of service.","modified":"2026-04-01T05:20:38.716134Z","published":"2021-08-05T20:15:09Z","upstream":["CVE-2021-3679"],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3679"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"kernel","ecosystem":"Azure Linux:2","purl":"pkg:rpm/azure-linux/kernel"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.10.78.1-1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-6577.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"}]}