CVE-2021-46933

CVE-2021-46933 affects the Linux kernel USB gadget f_fs: ffs_data_clear may double-call eventfd_ctx_put when closing ep0 and unmounting, causing a refcount underflow. The fix is to NULL-ify the ffs_eventfd and set epfiles to NULL after deallocation. Advisories (e.g., SUSE-SU-2024:2184-1) note the...

CVE-2021-27365

CVE-2021-27365 affects the Linux kernel iSCSI subsystem. The issue is a heap overflow in iSCSI data handling where certain iSCSI data structures lack proper length checks and can exceed PAGE_SIZE; an unprivileged, local user can send a Netlink message (up to the maximum Netlink message length) an...

CVE-2023-5090

CVE-2023-5090: A flaw in Linux kernel KVM (svm_set_x2apic_msr_interception) enables direct access to host x2apic MSRs when a guest resets its APIC, potentially causing denial of service. Connected advisories (Astra Linux, IBM Guardium bulletin, Amazon ALAS) reference this CVE as part of Linux ker...

CVE-2021-3752

Mode C: CVE-2021-3752 is a Linux kernel use-after-free vulnerability in the Bluetooth L2CAP path caused by a race between connect and disconnect. The flaw can allow a local attacker to crash the system or escalate privileges. Connected documents confirm this CVE is discussed in Debian advisories ...

CVE-2022-2588

CVE-2022-2588 affects the Linux kernel's net/sched cls_route filter. The issue arises when the kernel fails to remove an old filter from the hashtable if the filter handle equals 0, potentially enabling local impact. The available connected advisories confirm the root cause in the cls_route path ...

CVE-2021-27363

CVE-2021-27363 affects the Linux kernel iSCSI subsystem. A flaw leaks the iSCSI transport’s kernel address via the sysfs handle (/sys/class/iscsi_transport/$TRANSPORT_NAME/handle), enabling a local attacker to leak the iscsi_transport pointer and potentially end arbitrary iSCSI connections. Conne...

CVE-2021-3640

The CVE-2021-3640 entry is confirmed with concrete technical details in Connected documents: a use-after-free in the Linux kernel HCI sco_sock_sendmsg() is triggered by user actions around UFFDIO_REGISTER and related race with sco_conn_del(). The flaw allows a local privileged user to crash the s...

CVE-2020-12659

Concrete details found: CVE-2020-12659 affects the Linux kernel before 5.6.7. The vulnerability is an out-of-bounds write in xdp_umem_reg() of net/xdp/xdp_umem.c, exploitable by a user with CAP_NET_ADMIN due to missing headroom validation. Impact described across connected docs includes potential...

CVE-2008-4609

CVE-2008-4609 is a TCP state-exhaustion DoS vulnerability demonstrated by sockstress. It was described as affecting the TCP implementation in Linux, BSD-based platforms, Windows, Cisco products, and probably others. The issue enables a remote attacker to exhaust connection state, potentially rend...

CVE-2020-14386

CVE-2020-14386 is a Linux kernel memory-corruption vulnerability affecting the packet socket (AF_PACKET) path that can allow a local attacker to gain kernel privileges. The initial entry cites a memory corruption flaw exploitable by an unprivileged process to achieve root access. Connected adviso...

CVE-2021-46937

The connected Nessus entry confirms CVE-2021-46937 affects the Linux kernel DAMON debugfs interface: repeated writes to the target_ids file increase pid reference counts without corresponding decreases, causing a memory leak of struct pid. The issue is fixed by a kernel patch that decrements PID ...

CVE-2021-46947

CVE-2021-46947 is a Linux kernel issue in the sfc (Solarflare) driver where efx->xdp_tx_queue_count can reflect too many uninitialized slots after probing, risking a NULL pointer dereference (e.g., when running ethtool -S). The root cause is that xdp_tx_queue_count starts at num_possible_cpus(...

CVE-2023-1829

CVE-2023-1829 affects the Linux kernel tcindex subsystem. A use-after-free can occur in tcindex_delete when filters are not properly deactivated for a perfect-hash underlying structure, potentially enabling local privilege escalation to root. The flaw is tied to the traffic control index filter (...

CVE-2025-39946

CVE-2025-39946 affects the Linux kernel TLS/record parsing path. When a record header is bogus and data arrives in small chunks, tls_rx_msg_size() may not abort early enough, risking skb space overflow due to repeated partial parsing. The fixed behavior aborts the TLS stream as soon as an invalid...

CVE-2020-14356

CVE-2020-14356 affects the Linux kernel cgroupv2 subsystem in versions before 5.7.10. The flaw is a use-after-free / NULL pointer dereference in the handling of socket references to cgroups, which, under certain configurations (including reboot scenarios), could allow a local user to crash the sy...

CVE-2022-29582

CVE-2022-29582 refers to a use-after-free in the Linux kernel io_uring timeout handling. The vulnerability resides in fs/io_uring.c and stems from a race condition in io_uring timeouts that can be triggered by a local user who does not have access to any user namespace. The initial description no...

CVE-2023-23454

CVE-2023-23454 affects the Linux kernel cbq_classify (net/sched/sch_cbq.c) up to version 6.1.4, enabling a local attacker to trigger a slab-out-of-bounds read via type confusion (non-negative values may be misinterpreted as TC_ACT_SHOT), causing denial of service. Connected advisories reference s...

CVE-2018-5390

CVE-2018-5390 (SegmentSmack) affects Linux kernels 4.9+ where specially crafted TCP packets can trigger expensive calls to tcp_collapse_ofo_queue() and tcp_prune_ofo_queue(), potentially exhausting CPU and causing DoS. The Citrix advisory corroborates that TCP reassembly issues can lead to CPU sa...

CVE-2021-27364

CVE-2021-27364 is a Linux kernel issue affecting the iSCSI libiscsi/iscsi subsystem (out-of-bounds read in the libiscsi module leading to possible kernel memory disclosure or crash). Connected advisories confirm related CVEs (27363, 27365) in the same area affecting sessions/handles and heap over...

CVE-2023-4921

CVE-2023-4921 is a Linux kernel net/sched vulnerability in the qfq (Priority Fair Queue) subsystem. When the plug qdisc is used as a class of the qfq qdisc, sending packets can trigger a use-after-free in qfq_dequeue() due to the incorrect .peek handler in sch_plug and missing error checking in a...

CVE-2023-3567

CVE-2023-3567 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Linux kernel code (vc_screen.c: vcs_read in vc_screen) that can allow a local attacker to crash the system or leak kernel information. Connected advisories (Astra Linux, CIRCL sighting, and Amazon Linux advisories) confirm the same UAF issue and ...

CVE-2020-12655

CVE-2020-12655 affects the Linux kernel’s XFS code path: specifically, xfs_agf_verify in fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_alloc.c up to version 5.6.10. The issue allows an attacker to trigger a sync of excessive duration when processing a crafted XFS v5 image, potentially causing denial of service through prolo...

CVE-2020-27777

The CVE-2020-27777 issue concerns the Linux kernel on PowerPC: RTAS memory accesses in the userspace-to-kernel path allow a local, root-like user on a locked-down guest (Secure Boot) running on PowerVM or KVM/pseries to escalate privileges to the running kernel. Root cause is an improper handling...

CVE-2022-0330

CVE-2022-0330 affects the Linux kernel i915 GPU driver. The root cause is a missing GPU TLB flush in the i915 driver, enabling a local attacker to cause a denial of service or privilege escalation by running code on the GPU. Public documents from connected sources confirm the flaw and its associa...

CVE-2019-15927

CVE-2019-15927: A Linux kernel issue before 4.20.2 allows an out-of-bounds access in build_audio_procunit() within sound/usb/mixer.c, enabling local exploitation under affected kernels. The vulnerability is triggered by an out-of-bounds access in the function, as documented in the CVE entry and t...

CVE-2021-37576

CVE-2021-37576: Linux kernel on the PowerPC/KVM path (arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_rtas.c) allows KVM guest OS users to cause host memory corruption via rtas_args.nargs. Affected: Linux kernel up to 5.13.5 for PowerPC; CVE-ID appears in multiple advisories (e.g., Astra Linux, Cloud Foundry mentions). ...

CVE-2020-10757

CVE-2020-10757 affects the Linux kernel (post 4.5-rc1) where mremap mishandles DAX Huge Pages, enabling a local attacker with DAX storage access to escalate privileges. Connected advisories (RHEL/CentOS, Amazon Linux 2, IBM QRadar-related entries) confirm kernel patches/fixes are available and re...

CVE-2021-46923

CVE-2021-46923: Rejected reason; this CVE entry is not used.

CVE-2025-4598

The CVE-2025-4598 entry concerns a race condition in systemd-coredump that can let a local attacker read a crashed SUID process’s core dump. Affected component is systemd and its coredump handling; root cause is a kill-and-replace race where the kernel recycles a PID before systemd-coredump can a...

CVE-2021-4155

CVE-2021-4155 is a data-leak in the XFS filesystem via the XFS_IOC_ALLOCSP IOCTL that increases the size of files with unaligned sizes. A local attacker could leak data not accessible otherwise. Affected: Linux kernel with XFS. Root cause: flaw in handling size increases for unaligned allocations...

CVE-2020-14385

CVE-2020-14385 affects the Linux kernel prior to 5.9-rc4. A failure in the XFS file system metadata validator can cause an inode with a valid, user-creatable extended attribute to be flagged as corrupt, potentially shutting down the filesystem or making it inaccessible until remounted, resulting ...

CVE-2020-36385

CVE-2020-36385 is a use-after-free in the Linux kernel prior to 5.10, specifically in drivers/infiniband/core/ucma.c where the ctx is reachable via the ctx_list in certain ucma_migrate_id paths when ucma_close is called. This vulnerability affects the Linux kernel before 5.10; a fix is referenced...

CVE-2018-9568

This CVE-2018-9568 entry concerns the Linux kernel socket code: In sk_clone_lock of sock.c, a memory corruption due to type confusion could allow local privilege escalation without user interaction. Affected product/version in the initial doc is Android kernel; connected MiracleLinux advisory con...

CVE-2020-14314

CVE-2020-14314 is a memory out-of-bounds read in the Linux kernel’s ext3/ext4 directory handling that can crash the system on a local user. Public advisories confirm the issue affects the kernel and is tied to ext3/ext4 filesystem access with broken indexing, contributing to availability impact. ...

CVE-2022-4378

CVE-2022-4378 is a Linux kernel stack overflow flaw in the SYSCTL subsystem triggered by how a user changes certain kernel parameters, allowing a local user to crash the system or potentially escalate privileges. Public advisories (ALSA and CloudLinux entries) confirm the issue affects stack over...

CVE-2026-46243

The CVE-2026-46243 entry concerns the Linux kernel CIFS client. It fixes a bug where cifs.spnego key descriptions could be created by userspace (via request_key(2) or add_key(2)) and include fields (pid, uid, creduid, upcall_target) that are treated as kernel-origin inputs. The fix restricts acce...

CVE-2019-11884

The CVE-2019-11884 entry affects the Linux kernel's HIDP path. It concerns the do_hidp_sock_ioctl in net/bluetooth/hidp/sock.c, where a HIDPCONNADD command can leak data from kernel stack memory due to a name field not properly ending with a NUL terminator. The vulnerability allows local attacker...

CVE-2021-28950

CVE-2021-28950 affects the Linux kernel FUSE path: the issue is in fs/fuse/fuse_i.h and causes a stall on the CPU when a retry loop keeps selecting the same bad inode. A patch-level fix exists in kernel releases up to 5.11.8 and later (addresses the underlying bad-inode handling in FUSE); some so...

CVE-2020-26558

CVE-2020-26558: Bluetooth Core 2.1–5.2 Passkey entry/mitm reflection vulnerability. Nearby attacker could identify the Passkey during pairing by reflecting public key and authentication evidence, enabling completion of authenticated pairing with the correct Passkey. Astra Linux bulletin repeats t...

CVE-2019-11487

The CVE-2019-11487 issue affects the Linux kernel prior to 5.1-rc5, enabling a page->_refcount overflow that can cause use-after-free when large RAM (≈140 GiB) is present, notably under FUSE workloads (fs/fuse/dev.c, mm/gup.c, mm/hugetlb.c, etc.). Affects multiple kernel components (fs/fuse, f...

CVE-2019-3016

CVE-2019-3016 is a Linux kernel/KVM issue where, when PV TLB is enabled, a process inside a guest can read memory belonging to another process in the same guest. The root cause is a missing or incomplete TLB flush in the KVM x86 paravirtualized path when the host is running Linux 4.10 and the gue...

CVE-2019-7221

CVE-2019-7221 is a Use-after-Free in the KVM implementation of the Linux kernel up to version 4.20.5. The vulnerability concerns KVM VMX preemption timer handling and is locally exploitable with low privileges and no user interaction, potentially affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availabi...

CVE-2021-37159

CVE-2021-37159 affects the Linux kernel driver hso_free_net_device() in drivers/net/usb/hso.c. The code calls unregister_netdev without verifying NETREG_REGISTERED, causing use-after-free and double-free scenarios. Affected kernel versions include up to 5.13.4; the issue is mitigated by upgrading...

CVE-2023-3609

CVE-2023-3609 is a Linux kernel use-after-free in the net/sched: cls_u32 classifier. The flaw arises when tcf_change_indev() fails; u32_set_parms() returns after updating the reference counter in tcf_bind_filter(), and an attacker who can manipulate the reference counter to zero can cause the ref...

CVE-2019-19527

CVE-2019-19527 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel caused by a malformed interaction with a malicious USB device in the hiddev.c driver (drivers/hid/usbhid). Affected releases are Linux kernels prior to 5.2.10. The impact, as indicated in the CVE entry, includes potential compro...

CVE-2021-46934

CVE-2021-46934 affects the Linux kernel i2c subsystem, specifically the compat ioctl path. The issue was that wrong user data could cause warnings in i2c_transfer(); userspace might trigger warnings through the compat ioctl. The patch adds validation of user data in the compat ioctl to prevent re...

CVE-2023-3390

CVE-2023-3390 is a local-use-after-free vulnerability in Linux kernel nftables (net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c) caused by mishandled NFT_MSG_NEWRULE error paths, enabling a local attacker with CAP_SYS_ADMIN to trigger a privilege escalation. Public advisories (Amazon Linux 2/ALAS, Astra Linux, Deb...

CVE-2024-50302

CVE-2024-50302 affects the Linux kernel HID core by leaving the HID report buffer potentially uninitialized, enabling possible memory leakage via crafted reports. The fixed behavior is to zero-initialize the report buffer at allocation time. Public advisories (including AstraLinux and AlmaLinux f...

CVE-2023-4004

CVE-2023-4004 is a use-after-free in the Linux kernel’s netfilter nft_pipapo_remove() path when triggering the element without NFT_SET_EXT_KEY_END. This vulnerability can let a local attacker crash the system or potentially escalate privileges. The issue is tied to nf_tables/netfilter behavior an...

CVE-2018-16871

A CVE-2018-16871 issue exists in the Linux kernel’s NFS implementation (all 3.x and 4.x up to 4.20). A attacker mounting an exported NFS filesystem can trigger a null pointer dereference using an invalid NFS sequence, causing a kernel panic and denying access to the NFS server; outstanding disk w...