CVE-2021-37159

Summary

CVECVE-2021-37159
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-07-21 15:16:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-24 15:15:00 UTC
Descriptionhso_free_net_device in drivers/net/usb/hso.c in the Linux kernel through 5.13.4 calls unregister_netdev without checking for the NETREG_REGISTERED state, leading to a use-after-free and a double free.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-415 | CWE-416

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Application Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Binding Support Function 22.1.3 All All All
Application Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Network Exposure Function 22.1.1 All All All
Application Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Policy 22.2.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CVE-2021-37159 Linux Kernel Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
[SECURITY] [DLA 2785-1] linux-4.19 security update MLIST lists.debian.org
[PATCH v2] net: hso: do not call unregister if not registered — Linux USB MISC www.spinics.net
[SECURITY] [DLA 2843-1] linux security update MLIST lists.debian.org
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2022 N/A www.oracle.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 159421 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2021-9474)
  • 159422 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container (ELSA-2021-9475)
  • 159825 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for kernel (ELSA-2022-1988)
  • 178844 Debian Security Update for linux-4.19 (DLA 2785-1)
  • 178943 Debian Security Update for linux (DLA 2843-1)
  • 180364 Debian Security Update for linux (CVE-2021-37159)
  • 198515 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5092-1)
  • 198523 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5092-2)
  • 198524 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (OEM) Vulnerabilities (USN-5096-1)
  • 198542 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (OEM) Vulnerabilities (USN-5115-1)
  • 198585 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5164-1)
  • 198587 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5163-1)
  • 240275 Red Hat Update for kernel-rt (RHSA-2022:1975)
  • 240298 Red Hat Update for kernel security (RHSA-2022:1988)
  • 352869 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel: ALAS2-2021-1719
  • 353156 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-004
  • 353242 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAC2012-2022-036
  • 353243 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kmod-mlx5 : ALAC2012-2022-037
  • 353244 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kmod-sfc : ALAC2012-2022-038
  • 356241 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for microvm-kernel : ALASMICROVM-KERNEL-4.14-2023-001
  • 610400 Google Pixel Android March 2022 Security Patch Missing
  • 610408 Google Android April 2022 Security Patch Missing for Huawei EMUI
  • 671134 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-2688)
  • 671135 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-2636)
  • 671137 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-2713)
  • 671181 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-2934)
  • 671703 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2022-1735)
  • 751353 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:3675-1)
  • 751381 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3748-1)
  • 751399 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:1501-1)
  • 751406 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:3806-1)
  • 751424 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3848-1)
  • 751437 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3876-1)
  • 751441 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:3876-1)
  • 751451 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3935-1)
  • 751473 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3969-1)
  • 751476 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3972-1)
  • 900084 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for kernel 5.10.52.1
  • 900302 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for kernel 5.10.57.1
  • 900318 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for kernel 5.10.60.1
  • 901795 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (6578-1)
  • 902700 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (4639-1)
  • 906086 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (4639-2)
  • 940517 AlmaLinux Security Update for kernel (ALSA-2022:1988)
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