CVE-2021-3609
Vulnerability Summary
Timeline
Description
.A flaw was found in the CAN BCM networking protocol in the Linux kernel, where a local attacker can abuse a flaw in the CAN subsystem to corrupt memory, crash the system or escalate privileges. This race condition in net/can/bcm.c in the Linux kernel allows for local privilege escalation to root.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.43%• Percentile: 37%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-362•Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.
Affected Systems
- debian•linux
< 5.10.46-1 | < 5.10.46-1 | < 5.10.46-1 | < 5.10.46-1
- ubuntu•linux
all | < 4.4.0-229.263 | < 4.15.0-147.151 | < 5.4.0-77.86
- ubuntu•linux-aws
< 4.4.0-1109.115 | < 4.4.0-1145.160 | < 4.15.0-1106.113 | < 5.4.0-1051.53
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.11
< 5.11.0-1014.15~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.4
< 5.4.0-1051.53~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.8
< 5.8.0-1038.40~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-aws-fips
< 4.15.0-2048.50 | all | < 5.4.0-1069.73+fips2
- ubuntu•linux-aws-hwe
< 4.15.0-1106.113~16.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure
< 4.15.0-1118.131~14.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1118.131~16.04.1 | all | < 5.4.0-1051.53
- ubuntu•linux-azure-4.15
< 4.15.0-1118.131
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.11
< 5.11.0-1012.13~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.4
< 5.4.0-1051.53~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.8
< 5.8.0-1036.38~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-edge
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fips
< 4.15.0-2030.33 | all | < 5.4.0-1073.76+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-bluefield
all | < 5.4.0-1016.19
- ubuntu•linux-dell300x
< 4.15.0-1022.26
- ubuntu•linux-fips
< 4.4.0-1079.86 | all | < 4.15.0-1063.71 | < 5.4.0-1028.32
- ubuntu•linux-gcp
< 4.15.0-1103.116~16.04.1 | all | < 5.4.0-1046.49
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-4.15
< 4.15.0-1103.116
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.11
< 5.11.0-1014.16~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.4
< 5.4.0-1046.49~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.8
< 5.8.0-1035.37~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-edge
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-fips
all | < 5.4.0-1067.71~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gke
< 5.4.0-1046.48
- ubuntu•linux-gke-4.15
all
- ubuntu•linux-gke-5.3
< 5.3.0-1044.47
- ubuntu•linux-gke-5.4
< 5.4.0-1046.48~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gkeop
< 5.4.0-1018.19
- ubuntu•linux-gkeop-5.4
< 5.4.0-1018.19~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-hwe
< 4.15.0-147.151~16.04.1 | < 5.3.0-75.71
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.4
< 5.4.0-77.86~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.8
< 5.8.0-59.66~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-edge
all | all
- ubuntu•linux-intel-iot-realtime
all
- ubuntu•linux-kvm
< 4.4.0-1110.120 | < 4.15.0-1094.96 | < 5.4.0-1044.46
- ubuntu•linux-lts-xenial
< 4.4.0-229.263~14.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-oem
all
- ubuntu•linux-oem-5.10
< 5.10.0-1033.34
- ubuntu•linux-oem-5.13
< 5.13.0-1012.16
- ubuntu•linux-oem-5.6
all
- ubuntu•linux-oracle
< 4.15.0-1075.83~16.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1075.83 | < 5.4.0-1048.52
- ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.0
all
- ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.11
< 5.11.0-1013.14~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.3
all
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References (21)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1971651
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/19/1
- https://github.com/nrb547/kernel-exploitation/blob/main/cve-2021-3609/cve-2021-3609.md
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d5f9023fa61ee8b94f37a93f08e94b136cf1e463
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220419-0004/
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3609
- https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20210619161813.2098382-1-cascardo@canonical.com/T/#u
- https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20210618071532.kr7o2rnx6ia4t6n6@pengutronix.de/T/#t
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4997-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4999-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5000-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5001-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5002-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5003-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5000-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4997-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5082-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5505-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5513-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3609
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3609