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Debian: CVE-2021-37159: linux -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2021-37159: linux -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/21/2021
Created
11/30/2021
Added
11/29/2021
Modified
08/17/2022

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.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-linux

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