CVE-2021-3640
Public on 2022-01-10
Modified on 2022-01-10
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.
Severity
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CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Amazon Linux 2 - Core | kernel | 2021-12-10 | ALAS2-2021-1727 | Fixed |
Amazon Linux 2 - Core | kernel | 2025-02-04 | ALAS2-2025-2752 | Fixed |
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra | kernel | 2022-01-28 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-008 | Fixed |
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra | kernel | 2024-02-05 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2024-049 | Fixed |
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra | kernel | 2022-01-28 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-010 | Fixed |
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra | kernel | 2025-02-04 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2025-093 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
Score Type | Score | Vector | |
---|---|---|---|
Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 6.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
NVD | CVSSv2 | 6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |