CVE-2021-3640

mediumpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.004 · 31 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.37% (31st) EPSS

CVSS 6.9 · medium

Is it mine?

48 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A flaw use-after-free in function sco_sock_sendmsg() of the Linux kernel HCI subsystem was found in the way user calls ioct UFFDIO_REGISTER or other way triggers race condition of the call sco_conn_del() together with the call sco_sock_sendmsg() with the expected controllable faulting memory page. A privileged local user could use this flaw to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.0

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7

v2.06.9mediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.4 · impact 10

v3.17highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1 · impact 5.9

v3.17highAV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.16.4mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-362USCWE-362USCWE-416USCWE-416US

affected products (48)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Amazon Linux 2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:amazon:linux_2:-
Debian Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:-
IBM Spectrum Protect 10.1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:spectrum_protect:10.1
Open Source Linux Kernelall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:-
Oracle Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:oracle:linux:-
Red Hat Enterprise Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:-
Red Hat OpenShiftall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:openshift:-
SUSE Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:-
Ubuntu Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:-
n/a Kernel≤ Affects kernel v5.15.3 and prior, Fixed in v5.16-rc1 and above.enisa_euvdEU
Red Hat Inc. Red Hat Enterprise Linux≤ 8fstec_bduRU
Red Hat Inc. Red Hat Enterprise Linux≤ 7fstec_bduRU
АО «ИВК» Альт 8 СПall versionsfstec_bduRU
АО «НППКТ» ОСОН ОСнова Оnyx≤ 2.4.3fstec_bduRU
АО «НППКТ» ОСОН ОСнова Оnyx≤ 2.7fstec_bduRU
ООО "Открытая мобильная платформа" ОС Аврора≤ 4.0.2fstec_bduRU
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра» Astra Linux Special Edition≤ 1.7fstec_bduRU
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра» Astra Linux Special Edition≤ 1.6 «Смоленск»fstec_bduRU
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра» Astra Linux Special Edition≤ 4.7fstec_bduRU
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Linux4.0 → 4.14.262fstec_bduRU

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2022-1992Linux Kernel: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2021-07-22csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle im Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.

also known as (4)

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sources

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cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2022-03-03modified 2026-06-17

references (60)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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