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CVE-2021-33034

kernel: use-after-free in net/bluetooth/hci_event.c when destroying an hci_chan

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

3
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

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*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

En el kernel de Linux versiones anteriores a 5.12.4, el archivo net/bluetooth/hci_event.c, presenta un uso de la memoria previamente liberada cuando se destruye un hci_chan, también se conoce como CID-5c4c8c954409. Esto conlleva a escribir un valor arbitrario

A use-after-free flaw was found in hci_send_acl in the bluetooth host controller interface (HCI) in Linux kernel, where a local attacker with an access rights could cause a denial of service problem on the system The issue results from the object hchan, freed in hci_disconn_loglink_complete_evt, yet still used in other places. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity, confidentiality and system availability.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-05-14 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-05-14 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2024-12-17 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Linux
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 Linux Kernel
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 < 5.12.4
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Affected
Fedoraproject
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 Fedora
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 34
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Debian
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 Debian Linux
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 9.0
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Affected