6.9
MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2021-3573
Linux HCI subsystem Use-After-Free (Local Privilege Escalation/DoS)
Description

A use-after-free in function hci_sock_bound_ioctl() of the Linux kernel HCI subsystem was found in the way user calls ioct HCIUNBLOCKADDR or other way triggers race condition of the call hci_unregister_dev() together with one of the calls hci_sock_blacklist_add(), hci_sock_blacklist_del(), hci_get_conn_info(), hci_get_auth_info(). A privileged local user could use this flaw to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system. This flaw affects the Linux kernel versions prior to 5.13-rc5.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 13, 2021, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:21 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-3573 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
1 Fedoraproject fedora
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Follow the instructions below to mitigate the CVE-2021-3573 vulnerability.
There is no known solution at this time.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-3573 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-3573 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-3573 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 8 months, 3 weeks ago
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Born at : Feb. 25, 2023, 10:40 a.m. This repo has been linked 178 different CVEs too.

Map Vulnerabilities into Different Layers of the Container Image

Python

Updated: 2 years, 7 months ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
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Vault Exploit Defense

Makefile Shell C

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
127 stars 19 fork 19 watcher
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A collection of links related to Linux kernel security and exploitation

linux-kernel kernel-exploitation exploit privilege-escalation security

Updated: 1 month ago
6024 stars 954 fork 954 watcher
Born at : Nov. 13, 2016, 10:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 296 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-3573 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-3573 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/02/1
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1966578
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bluetooth/bluetooth.git/commit/?id=e305509e678b3a4af2b3cfd410f409f7cdaabb52
    Added Reference https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/08/2
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-416
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/02/1 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1966578 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1966578 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bluetooth/bluetooth.git/commit/?id=e305509e678b3a4af2b3cfd410f409f7cdaabb52 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bluetooth/bluetooth.git/commit/?id=e305509e678b3a4af2b3cfd410f409f7cdaabb52 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/08/2 No Types Assigned https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/08/2 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.13 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.4
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 6.9
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.03 }} 0.00%

score

0.06237

percentile