PUB-A-174049066

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    PUB-A-174049066

    Published: 1 Dec 2021Last Modified: 23 Sept 2026

    Summary:

    Details: In __configfs_open_file of file.c, there is a possible use-after-free due to improper locking. This could lead to local escalation of privilege in the kernel with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

    References: https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-12-01, https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/14fbbc8297728e880070f7b077b3301a8c698ef9

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: :linux_kernel:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- :0
    Fixed -:2021-12-05

    Affected versions

    Kernel

    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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