CVE-2021-4202

Summary

CVECVE-2021-4202
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-03-25 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:40:00 UTC
DescriptionA use-after-free flaw was found in nci_request in net/nfc/nci/core.c in NFC Controller Interface (NCI) in the Linux kernel. This flaw could allow a local attacker with user privileges to cause a data race problem while the device is getting removed, leading to a privilege escalation problem.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-362 | CWE-416

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.16 - All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.16 rc1 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: CVE-2021-4204: Linux Kernel eBPF Improper Input Validation Vulnerability MLIST www.openwall.com
oss-security - Re: CVE-2021-4204: Linux Kernel eBPF Improper Input Validation Vulnerability MLIST www.openwall.com
2036682 – (CVE-2021-4202) CVE-2021-4202 kernel: Race condition in nci_request() leads to use after free while the device is getting removed MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
oss-security - Re: CVE-2021-4204: Linux Kernel eBPF Improper Input Validation Vulnerability MLIST www.openwall.com
kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree MISC git.kernel.org
kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree MISC git.kernel.org
kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree MISC git.kernel.org
CVE-2021-4202 Linux Kernel Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 179117 Debian Security Update for linux (DSA 5096-1)
  • 179118 Debian Security Update for linux (DLA 2940-1)
  • 179119 Debian Security Update for linux-4.19 (DLA 2941-1)
  • 179747 Debian Security Update for linux (CVE-2021-4202)
  • 198653 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5265-1)
  • 198667 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5294-1)
  • 198674 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5294-2)
  • 198676 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (GKE) Vulnerabilities (USN-5297-1)
  • 198678 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5298-1)
  • 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
  • 377053 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for cloud-kernel (ALINUX2-SA-2022:0028)
  • 751654 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:0197-1)
  • 751657 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2022:0198-1)
  • 751666 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2022:0169-1)
  • 751695 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:0367-1)
  • 751696 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:0364-1)
  • 751697 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:0366-1)
  • 751698 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:0362-1)
  • 751701 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2022:0366-1)
  • 751702 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:0371-1)
  • 751703 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:0372-1)
  • 751757 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 41 for SLE 12 SP3) (SUSE-SU-2022:0552-1)
  • 751993 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:0198-1)
  • 753191 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 6 for SLE 15 SP3) (SUSE-SU-2022:0463-1)
  • 753194 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:0288-1)
  • 753267 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:0169-1)
  • 753410 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 26 for SLE 12 SP5) (SUSE-SU-2022:0418-1)
  • 753462 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2022:0289-1)
  • 900804 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (9265)
  • 901315 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (9265-1)
  • 901707 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (9237)
  • 902066 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (9237-1)
  • 906040 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (9265-2)
  • 906498 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (9237-2)
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