CVE-2021-39698

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel’s file polling implementation in kernel/sched/wait.c., which leads to a use-after-free problem. This flaw allows a local user to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or crash) or privilege escalation.

There was no shipped kernel version that was seen affected by this problem.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.