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CVE-2021-4202
HIGH · CVSS 7
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2022-03-25T19:15:09.770 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:19:12.643

Summary

A use-after-free flaw was found in nci_request in net/nfc/nci/core.c in NFC Controller Interface (NCI) in the Linux kernel. This flaw could allow a local attacker with user privileges to cause a data race problem while the device is getting removed, leading to a privilege escalation problem.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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