2 new vulnerabilities detected. One due to conversion errors in file system allows to access the kernel address space(vulnerability (CVE-2021-33909).
Another vulnerability (CVE-2021-33910) is due to systemd which can be exploited to do a DoS attack and cause kernel panic.
Source: Root kernel vulnerability threatens many Linux distributions – Market Research Telecast
vulnerability (CVE-2021-33909)
Source: Root kernel vulnerability threatens many Linux distributions – Market Research Telecast
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