SB2021101281 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel

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SB2021101281 - SUSE update for the Linux Kernel

Published: October 12, 2021 Updated: June 28, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2021101281
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 5
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.


1) Cryptographic Issues (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3702)

CWE-ID: CWE-310 - Cryptographic Issues

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access top sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in WIFI driver(Krook). A remote attacker can temporary disable WPA2 or the WPA/WPA2 mixed-mode encryption and intercept traffic in clear text.


2) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3744)

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak in the ccp_run_aes_gcm_cmd() function in drivers/crypto/ccp/ccp-ops.c. A local user can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.


3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3752)

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the Linux kernel’s Bluetooth subsystem when a user calls connect to the socket and disconnect simultaneously. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


4) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3764)

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak error in the ccp_run_aes_gcm_cmd() function in Linux kernel. A local user can trigger a memory leak error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


5) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40490)

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in ext4_write_inline_data_end in fs/ext4/inline.c in the ext4 subsystem in the Linux kernel. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References