CVE-2021-47068

net/nfc: fix use-after-free llcp_sock_bind/connect

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 29, 2024 at 10:37 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 09:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/nfc: fix use-after-free llcp_sock_bind/connect Commits 8a4cd82d ("nfc: fix refcount leak in llcp_sock_connect()") and c33b1cc62 ("nfc: fix refcount leak in llcp_sock_bind()") fixed a refcount leak bug in bind/connect but introduced a use-after-free if the same local is assigned to 2 different sockets. This can be triggered by the following simple program: int sock1 = socket( AF_NFC, SOCK_STREAM, NFC_SOCKPROTO_LLCP ); int sock2 = socket( AF_NFC, SOCK_STREAM, NFC_SOCKPROTO_LLCP ); memset( &addr, 0, sizeof(struct sockaddr_nfc_llcp) ); addr.sa_family = AF_NFC; addr.nfc_protocol = NFC_PROTO_NFC_DEP; bind( sock1, (struct sockaddr*) &addr, sizeof(struct sockaddr_nfc_llcp) ) bind( sock2, (struct sockaddr*) &addr, sizeof(struct sockaddr_nfc_llcp) ) close(sock1); close(sock2); Fix this by assigning NULL to llcp_sock->local after calling nfc_llcp_local_put. This addresses CVE-2021-23134.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

4.14.231 ≤ v < 4.14.2334.19.187 ≤ v < 4.19.1914.4.267 ≤ v < 4.4.2694.9.267 ≤ v < 4.9.2695.10.30 ≤ v < 5.10.375.11.14 ≤ v < 5.11.215.12 ≤ v < 5.12.45.12 ≤ v < 5.135.4.112 ≤ v < 5.4.11918013007b596771bf5f5e7feee9586fb0386ad144.14.2314.19.1874.4.2674.9.2675.10.305.11.145.125.4.112538a6ff11516d38a61e237d2d2dc04c30c845fbe6fb003e5ae18d8cda4c8a1175d9dd8db12bec0498c9e4971e142e2899606a2490b77a1208c1f4638a1cdd18c49d23ec38097ac2c5b0d761146fc0109adbb1d218c5f56dbae052765da83c0f57fce2a31c33b1cc62ac05c1dbb1cdafe2eb66da01c76ca8dc89903c9eff219a4695e63715cf922748d743f65
Vendor states this is fixed in 18175fe17ae043a0b81e5d511f8817825784c299 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 18ae4a192a4496e48a5490b52812645d2413307c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 26157c82ba756767b2bd66d28a71b1bc454447f6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 374cdde4dcc9c909a60713abdbbf96d5e3e09f91 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 48fba458fe54cc2a980a05c13e6c19b8b2cfb610 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6b7021ed36dabf29e56842e3408781cd3b82ef6e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c61760e6940dd4039a7f5e84a6afc9cdbf4d82b6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ccddad6dd28530e716448e594c9ca7c76ccd0570 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e32352070bcac22be6ed8ab635debc280bb65b8c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.233 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.191 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.4.269 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.9.269 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.37 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.11.21 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.12.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.119 (unaffected)

References (9)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18175fe17ae043a0b81e5d511f8817825784c299
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18ae4a192a4496e48a5490b52812645d2413307c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26157c82ba756767b2bd66d28a71b1bc454447f6
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/374cdde4dcc9c909a60713abdbbf96d5e3e09f91
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48fba458fe54cc2a980a05c13e6c19b8b2cfb610
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b7021ed36dabf29e56842e3408781cd3b82ef6e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c61760e6940dd4039a7f5e84a6afc9cdbf4d82b6
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccddad6dd28530e716448e594c9ca7c76ccd0570

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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