medium6.4
CVE-2021-3573
A use-after-free in function hci_sock_bound_ioctl() of the Linux kernel HCI subsystem was found in the way user calls ioct HCIUNBLOCKADDR or other way triggers…
Impact
A use-after-free in function hci_sock_bound_ioctl() of the Linux kernel HCI subsystem was found in the way user calls ioct HCIUNBLOCKADDR or other way triggers race condition of the call hci_unregister_dev() together with one of the calls hci_sock_blacklist_add(), hci_sock_blacklist_del(), hci_get_conn_info(), hci_get_auth_info(). A privileged local user could use this flaw to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system. This flaw affects the Linux kernel versions prior to 5.13-rc5.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | before 5.13 Version 5.13 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | Versions 6.0, 7.0, 8.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | Version 34 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/02/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1966578
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bluetooth/bluetooth.git/commit/?id=e305509e678b3a4af2b3cfd410f409f7cdaabb52
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/08/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/02/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1966578
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bluetooth/bluetooth.git/commit/?id=e305509e678b3a4af2b3cfd410f409f7cdaabb52
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/08/2