A use-after-free flaw was found in the add_partition in block/partitions/core.c in the Linux kernel. A local attacker with user privileges could cause a denial of service on the system. The issue results from the lack of code cleanup when device_add call fails when adding a partition to the disk.
References
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https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/9/6/781 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/10/18/485 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2025938 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
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Information
Published : 2022-03-23 13:15
Updated : 2022-06-22 08:55
NVD link : CVE-2021-4150
Mitre link : CVE-2021-4150
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-416
Use After Free
Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel