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Yuwen Ng

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PT-2021-8078
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2021-12-21
Linux · Linux Kernel · CVE-2021-46930
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions** Linux kernel (affected versions not specified) **Description** The issue is caused by the uninitialization of `list head` in the `mtu3` component of the Linux kernel. This can lead to a use-after-free error in the ` list del entry valid` function. The call trace includes functions such as `dump backtrace`, `show stack`, `dump stack`, `print address description`, ` kasan report`, `kasan report`, and ` asan load8`. The vulnerability is related to the `mtu3 req complete` and `mtu3 gadget stop` functions. There is no information about the estimated number of potentially affected devices or real-world incidents where this issue was exploited. **Recommendations** At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.