CVE-2021-3640
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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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1980646
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/net/bluetooth/sco.c?h=v5.16&id=99c23da0eed4fd20cae8243f2b51e10e66aa0951
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/99c23da0eed4fd20cae8243f2b51e10e66aa0951
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3640
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096
References (9)
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
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