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CVE-2021-4083
published 2022-01-18

CVE-2021-4083: A read-after-free memory flaw was found in the Linux kernel's garbage collection for Unix domain socket file handlers in the way users call close() and fget()…

PriorityP433high7CVSS 3.1
AVLACHPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.31%
23.4th percentile
A read-after-free memory flaw was found in the Linux kernel's garbage collection for Unix domain socket file handlers in the way users call close() and fget() simultaneously and can potentially trigger a race condition. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system. This flaw affects Linux kernel versions prior to 5.16-rc4.

Affected

25 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debiandebian_linux
debiandebian_linux
debianlinux< linux 5.15.5-2 (bookworm)linux 5.15.5-2 (bookworm)
googleandroid
linuxlinux_kernel< 4.4.2944.4.294
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.10.84-15.10.84-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.15.5-25.15.5-2
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.15.5-25.15.5-2
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.15.5-25.15.5-2
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.15.0-169.1774.15.0-169.177
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.4.0-100.1135.4.0-100.113
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.4.0-223.2564.4.0-223.256
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.10 < 4.14.2574.14.257
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.15 < 4.19.2204.19.220
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.20 < 5.4.1645.4.164
linuxlinux_kernel>= 4.5 < 4.9.2924.9.292
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.11 < 5.15.75.15.7
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.5.0 < 5.10.845.10.84
msrccm1_kernel_5.10.93.1-2_on_cbl_mariner_1.0
oraclecommunications_cloud_native_core_binding_support_function
oraclecommunications_cloud_native_core_network_exposure_function
oraclecommunications_cloud_native_core_policy
paloaltopan-os

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.0HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.9MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.0HIGH
vendor_msrc7.0HIGH
vendor_redhat7.0HIGH
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