Double Free Affecting kernel-debug package, versions <0:4.18.0-348.el8
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELDEBUG-4146986
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 25 May 2021
Introduced: 25 May 2021
CVE-2021-3564 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-debug to version 0:4.18.0-348.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:4356.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debug package and not the kernel-debug package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
A flaw double-free memory corruption in the Linux kernel HCI device initialization subsystem was found in the way user attach malicious HCI TTY Bluetooth device. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system. This flaw affects all the Linux kernel versions starting from 3.13.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3564
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1964139
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/25/1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00019.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00020.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/25/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/01/2
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4356