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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cve-icon 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

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2022-01-18T17:15:09.403

Modified: 2023-10-06T18:05:43.720

Link: CVE-2021-4083

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2021-12-03T08:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-4083 - Bugzilla