PT-2021-1514 · Google+4 · Android Kernel+4
Published
2021-12-09
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Updated
2024-06-25
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CVE-2021-39698
CVSS v3.1
7.8
High
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions (affected versions not specified)
Android kernel versions (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to a use after free memory corruption in the kernel/sched/wait.c component of the Linux operating system and in the aio.c component of the Android kernel. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. The exploitation allows an attacker to access confidential data, compromise their integrity, and cause a denial of service.
Recommendations
For Linux kernel versions, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
For Android kernel versions, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Use After Free
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Android Kernel
Astra Linux
Linuxmint
Suse
Ubuntu