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CVE-2021-22600 — Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CISA KEVExploited: confirmedLinux

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.

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