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CVE-2021-3573 (GCVE-0-2021-3573)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-13 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 17:01
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Summary
A use-after-free in function hci_sock_bound_ioctl() of the Linux kernel HCI subsystem was found in the way user calls ioct HCIUNBLOCKADDR or other way triggers race condition of the call hci_unregister_dev() together with one of the calls hci_sock_blacklist_add(), hci_sock_blacklist_del(), hci_get_conn_info(), hci_get_auth_info(). A privileged local user could use this flaw to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system. This flaw affects the Linux kernel versions prior to 5.13-rc5.
Severity
6.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a kernel Affected: kernel 5.13-rc5
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