UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32606

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32606

    Published: 11 May 2021Last Modified: 24 Oct 2025
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-32606

    Summary:

    Details: In the Linux kernel 5.11 through 5.12.2, isotp_setsockopt in net/can/isotp.c allows privilege escalation to root by leveraging a use-after-free. (This does not affect earlier versions that lack CAN ISOTP SF_BROADCAST support.)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-32606, https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/11/16, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/12/1, https://github.com/nrb547/kernel-exploitation/blob/main/cve-2021-32606/cve-2021-32606.md, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-32606

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux-hwe-edge

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    4.8.0-28.30~16.04.1
    4.8.0-30.32~16.04.1
    4.8.0-32.34~16.04.1
    4.8.0-34.36~16.04.1

    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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