Use After Free vulnerability in nfc sockets in the Linux Kernel before 5.12.4 allows local attackers to elevate their privileges. In typical configurations, the issue can only be triggered by a privileged local user with the CAP_NET_RAW capability.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2689-1 linux security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2690-1 linux-4.19 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-10252 Use After Free vulnerability in nfc sockets in the Linux Kernel before 5.12.4 allows local attackers to elevate their privileges. In typical configurations, the issue can only be triggered by a privileged local user with the CAP_NET_RAW capability.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4997-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4997-2 Linux kernel (KVM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5000-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5000-2 Linux kernel (KVM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5001-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5016-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5018-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5343-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

Apply the following patch: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/commit/?id=c61760e6940d


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: palo_alto

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-17T03:38:10.572Z

Reserved: 2021-01-06T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-23134

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-05-12T23:15:07.707

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:51:16.257

Link: CVE-2021-23134

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-23134 - Bugzilla

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