Race Condition Affecting kernel-rt-core package, versions <0:4.18.0-348.rt7.130.el8
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELRTCORE-2127932
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 8 Jun 2021
How to fix?
Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-rt-core to version 0:4.18.0-348.rt7.130.el8 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-rt-core package and not the kernel-rt-core package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:8 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
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/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
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4140
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/02/1