CVE-2021-3609
mediumpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.004 · 37 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
.A flaw was found in the CAN BCM networking protocol in the Linux kernel, where a local attacker can abuse a flaw in the CAN subsystem to corrupt memory, crash the system or escalate privileges. This race condition in net/can/bcm.c in the Linux kernel allows for local privilege escalation to root.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7
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affected products (87)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2022-0887Android Patchday August 2022Deutsch2022-08-02csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Google Android ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erweitern, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen und beliebigen Code auszuführen.
- PUB-A-2239672382022-08-01vendor · osvUS
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references (67)
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- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3044cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3057cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3088cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3235cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3363cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3375cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3380cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3442cnnvd
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