A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.36/5.11.20/5.12.3. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function load_balance of the component sched. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read.

This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-47044. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.