Race Condition Affecting linux-4.19 package, versions <4.19.232-1~deb9u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-LINUX419-2420545
  • published16 Dec 2021
  • disclosed18 Jan 2022

Introduced: 16 Dec 2021

CVE-2021-4083  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 linux-4.19 to version 4.19.232-1~deb9u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-4.19 package and not the linux-4.19 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A read-after-free memory flaw was found in the Linux kernel's garbage collection for Unix domain socket file handlers in the way users call close() and fget() simultaneously and can potentially trigger a race condition. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system. This flaw affects Linux kernel versions prior to 5.16-rc4.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1