A read-after-free memory flaw was found in the Linux kernel's garbage collection for Unix domain socket file handlers in the way users call close() and fget() simultaneously and can potentially trigger a race condition. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system. This flaw affects Linux kernel versions prior to 5.16-rc4.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2022-01-18T16:51:46
Updated: 2024-08-03T17:16:03.848Z
Reserved: 2021-12-09T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2021-4083
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2022-01-18T17:15:09.403
Modified: 2024-11-21T06:36:52.243
Link: CVE-2021-4083
Redhat