CVE-2021-3573
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.004 · 31 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A use-after-free in function hci_sock_bound_ioctl() of the Linux kernel HCI subsystem was found in the way user calls ioct HCIUNBLOCKADDR or other way triggers race condition of the call hci_unregister_dev() together with one of the calls hci_sock_blacklist_add(), hci_sock_blacklist_del(), hci_get_conn_info(), hci_get_auth_info(). A privileged local user could use this flaw to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system. This flaw affects the Linux kernel versions prior to 5.13-rc5.
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affected products (47)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2022-0515IBM Spectrum Protect: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-06-29csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer, authentisierter oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM Spectrum Protect ausnutzen, um einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, seine Rechte zu erweitern oder beliebigen Code mit Root-Rechten auszuführen.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-0064Juniper Produkte: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-01-10csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer aus dem angrenzenden Netzwerk oder ein entfernter, anonymer, authentisierter, lokaler oder physischer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Juniper JUNOS, Juniper JUNOS Evolved, Juniper SRX Series, Juniper EX Series, Juniper QFX Series, Juniper ACX Series, Juniper PTX Series und Juniper MX Series ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen und seine Berechtigungen zu erweitern.
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references (35)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/02/1cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-3573cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1966578cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bluetooth/bluetooth.git/commit/?id=e305509e678b3a4af2b3cfd410f409f7cdaabb52cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163596/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-5015-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163871/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-5044-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163905/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-5050-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166126/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2022-0620-01.htmlcnnvd
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