CVE-2021-47227

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's x86/fpu, within the __fpu__restore_sig() function. When user data is copied into the kernel buffer without proper validation, it can lead to corruption of the kernel's state, resulting in a system crash when using the FPU.

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Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.