vulnerability
Alma Linux: CVE-2021-37159: Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (ALSA-2022-1988)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jul 21, 2021 | May 13, 2022 | Apr 17, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jul 21, 2021
Added
May 13, 2022
Modified
Apr 17, 2026
Description
hso_free_net_device in drivers/net/usb/hso.c in the Linux kernel through 5.13.4 calls unregister_netdev without checking for the NETREG_REGISTERED state, leading to a use-after-free and a double free.
Solutions
alma-upgrade-bpftoolalma-upgrade-kernelalma-upgrade-kernel-abi-stablelistsalma-upgrade-kernel-corealma-upgrade-kernel-cross-headersalma-upgrade-kernel-debugalma-upgrade-kernel-debug-corealma-upgrade-kernel-debug-develalma-upgrade-kernel-debug-modulesalma-upgrade-kernel-debug-modules-extraalma-upgrade-kernel-develalma-upgrade-kernel-docalma-upgrade-kernel-headersalma-upgrade-kernel-modulesalma-upgrade-kernel-modules-extraalma-upgrade-kernel-toolsalma-upgrade-kernel-tools-libsalma-upgrade-kernel-tools-libs-develalma-upgrade-perfalma-upgrade-python3-perf
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