Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2021-46929

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Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2021-46929

Published: May 31, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU90257
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-46929
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the sctp_transport_lookup_process() and sctp_transport_get_idx() functions in net/sctp/socket.c, within the sctp_sock_dump() and sctp_sock_filter() functions in net/sctp/sctp_diag.c, within the sctp_endpoint_free() and sctp_endpoint_destroy() functions in net/sctp/endpointola.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-46929

Install update from vendor's website.

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