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Debian: CVE-2021-4202: linux -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2021-4202: linux -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/10/2022
Created
03/11/2022
Added
03/10/2022
Modified
10/07/2022

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in nci_request in net/nfc/nci/core.c in NFC Controller Interface (NCI) in the Linux kernel. This flaw could allow a local attacker with user privileges to cause a data race problem while the device is getting removed, leading to a privilege escalation problem.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-linux

References

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