#VU55257 Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2021-32399
Published: July 22, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55257
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-32399
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 for removal of the HCI controller within net/bluetooth/hci_request.c 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 updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e2cb6b891ad2b8caa9131e3be70f45243df82a80
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e2cb6b891ad2b8caa9131e3be70f45243df82a80
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/11/2
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210622-0006/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00019.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00020.html