#VU63764 Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2021-4202
Published: May 27, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU63764
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/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-2021-4202
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 use-after-free error in the nci_request() function in net/nfc/nci/core.c in NFC Controller Interface (NCI) in the Linux kernel. A local user can cause a data race problem while the device is getting removed and escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?id=86cdf8e38792545161dbe3350a7eced558ba4d15
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2036682
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?id=3e3b5dfcd16a3e254aab61bd1e8c417dd4503102
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?id=48b71a9e66c2eab60564b1b1c85f4928ed04e406
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220513-0002/