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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD6.6 Medium

CVE-2021-22600

Double Free in net/packet/af_packet.c leading to priviledge escalation

Description

A double free bug in packet_set_ring() in net/packet/af_packet.c can be exploited by a local user through crafted syscalls to escalate privileges or deny service. We recommend upgrading kernel past the effected versions or rebuilding past ec6af094ea28f0f2dda1a6a33b14cd57e36a9755

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Linux Kernel Kernel

  • unspecified to < 5.4.168affected
  • unspecified to < 5.10.88affected
  • unspecified to < 5.15.11affected
  • unspecified to < 5.16-rc6affected

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