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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3923

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of RDMA over infiniband. An attacker with a privileged local account can leak kernel stack information when issuing commands to the /dev/infiniband/rdma_cm device node. While this access is unlikely to leak sensitive user information, it can be further used to defeat existing kernel protection mechanisms.

Products
linux
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.15.15-1
CVEs
CVE-2021-3923
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 00:39 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3923

core-osv · Original source

Published 27 Mar 2023, 21:15 UTC

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of RDMA over infiniband. An attacker with a privileged local account can leak kernel stack information when issuing commands to the /dev/infiniband/rdma_cm device node. While this access is unlikely to leak sensitive user information, it can be further used to defeat existing kernel protection mechanisms.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3923

linux

Fixed versions: 5.15.15-1

linux

Fixed versions: 5.15.15-1

linux

Fixed versions: 5.15.15-1

Complete source record
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