vulnerability
Alma Linux: CVE-2021-3573: Moderate: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (ALSA-2021-4356)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Aug 13, 2021 | May 4, 2022 | Sep 15, 2022 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Aug 13, 2021
Added
May 4, 2022
Modified
Sep 15, 2022
Description
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.
Solution
alma-upgrade-kernel-tools-libs-devel
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