# CVE-2021-3736: A flaw was found in the Linux kernel.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-08-23 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a kernel: Fixed in v5.15-rc1

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1995570
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3736
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/de5494af4815a4c9328536c72741229b7de88e7f

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