CVE-2021-29266

CVE Details

Release Date:

2021-03-26

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.11.9. drivers/vhost/vdpa.c has a use-after-free because v->config_ctx has an invalid value upon re-opening a character device, aka CID-f6bbf0010ba0.

See more information about CVE-2021-29266 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7.8	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2021-9220	2021-05-10
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek-container)	ELSA-2021-9221	2021-06-01
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2021-9220	2021-05-10
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek-container)	ELSA-2021-9221	2021-06-01

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