CVE-2021-45095

CVE Details

Release Date:	2021-12-16
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

pep_sock_accept in net/phonet/pep.c in the Linux kernel through 5.15.8 has a refcount leak.

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

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	5.5
Vector String:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Version:	3.1
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low
User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 10 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2025-20480	2025-07-17
Oracle Linux version 10 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2025-20530	2025-08-18
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2022-9348	2022-05-03
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2022-9348	2022-05-03
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2022-9365	2022-05-10
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek-container)	ELSA-2022-9368	2022-05-10
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2022-9365	2022-05-10
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek-container)	ELSA-2022-9368	2022-05-10
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2025-20480	2025-07-17
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2025-20530	2025-08-18
Oracle VM version 3 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2022-0014	2022-05-03