Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2021-47248
Published: June 8, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU91467
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-47248
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within the udpv6_destroy_sock() function in net/ipv6/udp.c, within the udp_destroy_sock() and udp_abort() functions in net/ipv4/udp.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3c36c773aed0fef8b1d3d555b43393ec564400f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0882f68f54f7a8b6308261acee9bd4faab5a69e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f73448041bd0682d4b552cfd314ace66107f1ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a88477c1c85e4baa51e91f2d40f2166235daa56
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8729ec8a2238152a4afc212a331a6cd2c61aeeac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65310b0aff86980a011c7c7bfa487a333d4ca241
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8b897c7bcd47f4147d066e22cc01d1026d7640e
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.238
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.196
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.274
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.46
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.128