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.
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| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed In |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 4.4.294 | - |
| linux | linux_kernel | 4.5 - 4.9.292 | - |
| linux | linux_kernel | 4.10 - 4.14.257 |
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AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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linux / linux_kernel
| - |
| linux | linux_kernel | 4.15 - 4.19.220 | - |
| linux | linux_kernel | 4.20 - 5.4.164 | - |
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.5.0 - 5.10.84 | - |
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.11 - 5.15.7 | - |
| linux | linux_kernel | - | - |
| linux | linux_kernel | - | - |
| linux | linux_kernel | - | - |
| netapp | h410c_firmware | - | - |
| netapp | h300s_firmware | - | - |
| netapp | h500s_firmware | - | - |
| netapp | h700s_firmware | - | - |
| netapp | h300e_firmware | - | - |
| netapp | h500e_firmware | - | - |
| netapp | h700e_firmware | - | - |
| netapp | h410s_firmware | - | - |
| debian | debian_linux | - | - |
| debian | debian_linux | - | - |
| netapp | hci_management_node | - | - |
| netapp | solidfire | - | - |
| oracle | communications_cloud_native_core_binding_support_function | - | - |
| oracle | communications_cloud_native_core_network_exposure_function | - | - |
| oracle | communications_cloud_native_core_policy | - | - |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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