CVE detail

CVE-2021-34981 — CVE-2021-34981

Published 2024-05-07 · Modified 2026-06-17 · Vendor linux · Product linux_kernel · Source nvd
MEDIUM
severity
CVSS-derived band
6.7
CVSS v3
0–10 scale
0.0020
EPSS probability
exploitation probability, 30d
10.0%
EPSS percentile
percentile vs all CVEs
NOT LISTED
CISA KEV
known exploited catalog

Description

Linux Kernel Bluetooth CMTP Module Double Free Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Linux Kernel. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the CMTP module. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing further free operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of the kernel. Was ZDI-CAN-11977.

Remediation

No vendor-published fix data in our corpus for this CVE. Check the references below or the vendor's PSIRT / security advisories page.

References

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