CVE-2021-44733

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 28
Modified
Published: 22 Dec 2021, 00:00
Last modified:04 Aug 2024, 04:32

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
38/100
CVSS Score
7 HIGH
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.28% LOW
0% probability +0.02%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

22 Dec 2021, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Aug 2024, 04:32
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

A use-after-free exists in drivers/tee/tee_shm.c in the TEE subsystem in the Linux kernel through 5.15.11. This occurs because of a race condition in tee_shm_get_from_id during an attempt to free a shared memory object.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1HIGHScore: 7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0MEDIUMScore: 4.4AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.28% Percentile: 51%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-362Concurrent 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

  • debiandebian_linux

    9.0 | 10.0 | 11.0

  • fedoraprojectfedora

    35

  • linuxlinux_kernel

    ≤ 5.15.11

  • netapph300e

    na

  • netapph300s_firmware

    na

  • netapph410c_firmware

    na

  • netapph410s_firmware

    na

  • netapph500e

    na

  • netapph500s_firmware

    na

  • netapph700e

    na

  • netapph700s_firmware

    na

  • redhatenterprise_linux

    8.0

References (7)