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ID:6522 - Exploit for Improper Privilege Management in Linux kernel - CVE-2021-26708
ID:6522 - Exploit for Improper Privilege Management in Linux kernel - CVE-2021-26708
Published: July 7, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU52036
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-26708
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Local access
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management. Multiple race conditions in the AF_VSOCK implementation are caused by wrong locking in net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c. The race conditions were implicitly introduced in the commits that added VSOCK multi-transport support.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.