VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2021-33034
In the Linux kernel before 5.12.4, net/bluetooth/hci_event.c has a use-after-free when destroying an hci_chan, aka CID-5c4c8c954409.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.82%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.82%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Linux kernel before 5.12.4, net/bluetooth/hci_event.c has a use-after-free when destroying an hci_chan, aka CID-5c4c8c954409. This leads to writing an arbitrary value.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.82% probability · 55th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.4Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5c4c8c9544099bb9043a10a5318130a943e32fc3Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00019.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00020.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GI7Z7UBWBGD3ABNIL2DC7RQDCGA4UVQW/Broken Link
- https://sites.google.com/view/syzscope/kasan-use-after-free-read-in-hci_send_aclExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=2e1943a94647f7732dd6fc60368642d6e8dc91b1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.4Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5c4c8c9544099bb9043a10a5318130a943e32fc3Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00019.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00020.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GI7Z7UBWBGD3ABNIL2DC7RQDCGA4UVQW/Broken Link
- https://sites.google.com/view/syzscope/kasan-use-after-free-read-in-hci_send_aclExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=2e1943a94647f7732dd6fc60368642d6e8dc91b1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.