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CVE-2021-3640

n/a / kernel PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

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.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / productVersions
n/a / kernelaffected Affects kernel v5.15.3 and prior, Fixed in v5.16-rc1 and above.

CWE

CWE-362

References

ADP enrichment

CVE

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