A use-after-free flaw was found in vhost_net_set_backend in drivers/vhost/net.c in virtio network subcomponent in the Linux kernel due to a double fget. This flaw could allow a local attacker to crash the system, and could even lead to a kernel information leak problem.
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| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed In |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 4.13 - 4.14.317 | - |
| linux | linux_kernel | 4.15 - 4.19.245 | - |
| linux | linux_kernel | 4.20 - 5.4.196 |
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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4
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linux / linux_kernel
| - |
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.5 - 5.10.118 | - |
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.11 - 5.15.42 | - |
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.16 - 5.17.10 | - |
| netapp | h300s | - | - |
| netapp | h410c | - | - |
| netapp | h410s | - | - |
| netapp | h500s | - | - |
| netapp | h700s | - | - |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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