Information disclosure in Linux kernel - CVE-2021-45095
Published: March 23, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU61579
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-45095
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a refcount leak within the pep_sock_accept() function in net/phonet/pep.c in the Linux kernel. A local user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-45095
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=bcd0f93353326954817a4f9fa55ec57fb38acbb0
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bcd0f93353326954817a4f9fa55ec57fb38acbb0
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5050
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00011.html