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HistoryMar 25, 2022 - 6:02 p.m.

CVE-2021-4202

2022-03-2518:02:45
CWE-362
redhat
www.cve.org
5
use-after-free
linux kernel
nfc controller interface
data race
privilege escalation

AI Score

7.5

Confidence

High

EPSS

0

Percentile

9.8%

A use-after-free flaw was found in nci_request in net/nfc/nci/core.c in NFC Controller Interface (NCI) in the Linux kernel. This flaw could allow a local attacker with user privileges to cause a data race problem while the device is getting removed, leading to a privilege escalation problem.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "kernel",
    "vendor": "n/a",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "kernel 5.16 rc2"
      }
    ]
  }
]