DEBIAN-CVE-2021-42008

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2021-42008

    Published: 5 Oct 2021Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-42008

    Summary:

    Details: The decode_data function in drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c in the Linux kernel before 5.13.13 has a slab out-of-bounds write. Input from a process that has the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability can lead to root access.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-42008

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.14.6-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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