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Debian: CVE-2021-3640: linux -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2021-3640: linux -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/03/2022
Created
03/11/2022
Added
03/10/2022
Modified
08/17/2022

Description

A flaw use-after-free in function sco_sock_sendmsg() of the Linux kernel HCI subsystem was found in the way user calls ioct UFFDIO_REGISTER or other way triggers race condition of the call sco_conn_del() together with the call sco_sock_sendmsg() with the expected controllable faulting memory page. A privileged local user could use this flaw to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-linux

References

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