Memory Leak Vulnerability in Linux Kernel's VFIO Mediated Devices (mbochs_ioctl)

Memory Leak Vulnerability in Linux Kernel's VFIO Mediated Devices (mbochs_ioctl)

CVE-2021-3736 · MEDIUM Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A memory leak problem was found in mbochs_ioctl in samples/vfio-mdev/mbochs.c in Virtual Function I/O (VFIO) Mediated devices. This flaw could allow a local attacker to leak internal kernel information.

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