Race Condition Affecting kernel package, versions <0:4.14.238-182.421.amzn2
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-KERNEL-1702465
- published 27 Sep 2021
- disclosed 13 Aug 2021
How to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 kernel to version 0:4.14.238-182.421.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2021-1685.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel package and not the kernel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux.
See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.
A use-after-free in function hci_sock_bound_ioctl() of the Linux kernel HCI subsystem was found in the way user calls ioct HCIUNBLOCKADDR or other way triggers race condition of the call hci_unregister_dev() together with one of the calls hci_sock_blacklist_add(), hci_sock_blacklist_del(), hci_get_conn_info(), hci_get_auth_info(). A privileged local user could use this flaw to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system. This flaw affects the Linux kernel versions prior to 5.13-rc5.
References
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-3573
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1966578
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bluetooth/bluetooth.git/commit/?id=e305509e678b3a4af2b3cfd410f409f7cdaabb52
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/08/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/02/1