CVE-2021-37159
Estado: ModificadaMedia (6.4)—
hso_free_net_device in drivers/net/usb/hso.c in the Linux kernel through 5.13.4 calls unregister_netdev without checking for the NETREG_REGISTERED state, leading to a use-after-free and a double free.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 6.4
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.39%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 31
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (5)
CWE
- CWE-415, CWE-416
Referencias
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1188601
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a6ecfb39ba9d7316057cea823b196b734f6b18ca
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=dcb713d53e2eadf42b878c12a471e74dc6ed3145
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00010.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210819-0003/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-usb/msg202228.html
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1188601
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a6ecfb39ba9d7316057cea823b196b734f6b18ca
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=dcb713d53e2eadf42b878c12a471e74dc6ed3145
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00010.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210819-0003/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-usb/msg202228.html
JSON original (NVD)
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