Use After Free vulnerability in nfc sockets in the Linux Kernel before 5.12.4 allows local attackers to elevate their privileges. In typical configurations, the issue can only be triggered by a privileged local user with the CAP_NET_RAW capability.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jun 23, 2021 | May 12, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 | Sep 16, 2021 | May 12, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python-perfUpgrade perf | Sep 7, 2021 | May 12, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Aug 10, 2021 | May 12, 2021 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Aug 10, 2021 | May 4, 2021 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-default-livepatchUpgrade kernel-kvmsmallUpgrade kselftests-kmp-rt_debugUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade dlm-kmp-64kbUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-preemptUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rt_debugUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-extraUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kselftests-kmp-64kbUpgrade dlm-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-preemptUpgrade kernel-obs-qaUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-azure-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-azure-extraUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade kernel-64kb-optionalUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade gfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-preemptUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-develUpgrade kgraft-patch-4_4_180-94_144-defaultUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-devel-rtUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-64kb-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kselftests-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade gfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade gfs2-kmp-rt_debugUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-syms-rtUpgrade kernel-debug-livepatch-develUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-rt_debugUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-preemptUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-azure-optionalUpgrade gfs2-kmp-preemptUpgrade kernel-docs-htmlUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-source-rtUpgrade gfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-develUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade dlm-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-rt-extraUpgrade dlm-kmp-preemptUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-azureUpgrade kgraft-patch-4_4_180-94_147-defaultUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-64kbUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-vanilla-baseUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-optionalUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-source-vanillaUpgrade kernel-rt_debugUpgrade kernel-preempt-extraUpgrade kselftests-kmp-azureUpgrade dlm-kmp-rt_debugUpgrade kselftests-kmp-preemptUpgrade kernel-preempt-optionalUpgrade kernel-azure-baseUpgrade kernel-default-kgraftUpgrade kernel-default-base-rebuildUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kselftests-kmp-rtUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-rt_debugUpgrade kernel-preempt-develUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-rtUpgrade kgraft-patch-4_4_180-94_138-defaultUpgrade kernel-preempt-livepatch-develUpgrade kgraft-patch-4_4_180-94_141-defaultUpgrade kernel-64kb-extraUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-livepatch-devel | Jun 7, 2021 | May 12, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1046-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1033-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-1009-kvmUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-77-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-1012-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1038-raspiUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1121-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.10.0-1033-oemUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-63-genericUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-22-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1039-azureUpgrade linux-image-aws-hweUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1138-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1032-raspiUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-5.11.0-22-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-1010-oracleUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-151-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.11.0-1009-azureUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1106-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1048-oracleUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.4Upgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1109-awsUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1046-gcpUpgrade linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.11.0-1011-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-1012-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1051-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-77-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-151-genericUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1051-azureUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-osp1Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-77-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.8.0-63-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1032-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1041-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-151-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1078-oracleUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1103-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-222-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.11.0-22-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.4Upgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1097-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1109-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1041-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1038-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1037-oracleUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1018-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-63-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-222-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1092-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.11.0-22-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-virtual-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-63-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1102-aws | Jun 23, 2021 | May 12, 2021 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Oct 10, 2025 | May 12, 2021 |
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