Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
Low
Attack Vector
Local
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CVE-2021-3640

Disclosure Date: March 03, 2022 •
CVE-2021-3640 CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.0
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Description

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.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
7.0 High
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
1
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
High
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Offensive Application
Unknown
Utility Class
Unknown
Ports
Unknown
OS
Unknown
Vulnerable Versions
kernel Affects kernel v5.15.3 and prior, Fixed in v5.16-rc1 and above.
Prerequisites
Unknown
Discovered By
Unknown
PoC Author
Unknown
Metasploit Module
Unknown
Reporter
Unknown

Vendors

  • canonical,
  • debian,
  • fedoraproject,
  • linux,
  • netapp

Products

  • debian linux 9.0,
  • fedora 34,
  • h300e firmware -,
  • h300s firmware -,
  • h410c firmware -,
  • h410s firmware -,
  • h500e firmware -,
  • h500s firmware -,
  • h700e firmware -,
  • h700s firmware -,
  • linux kernel,
  • ubuntu linux 14.04,
  • ubuntu linux 16.04,
  • ubuntu linux 18.04,
  • ubuntu linux 20.04,
  • ubuntu linux 21.10
Technical Analysis