CVE-2021-32606
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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.43% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 37.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2021-05-11 00:00Z5 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-03 23:25Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-05-11
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-416Use After FreeVariant
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 497c8df61e61a6a1d31afa4e5fa08e72bb536103fa8c782693a2c420e1a3655f
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.comhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/11/16
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20210512 Re: Linux kernel: net/can/isotp: race condition leads to local privilege escalationhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/12/1
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20210514 Re: Linux kernel: net/can/isotp: race condition leads to local privilege escalationhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/13/2
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20210514 Re: Linux kernel: net/can/isotp: race condition leads to local privilege escalationhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/14/1
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2021-4f852b79d1https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HD3NJBG25AADVGPRC63RX2JOQBMPSWK4/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2021-bae582b42chttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GI7Z7UBWBGD3ABNIL2DC7RQDCGA4UVQW/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2021-8832eab899https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/73D53S4IZFPFQMRABMXXLW4AJK3EULDX/
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20210528 Re: Linux kernel: net/can/isotp: race condition leads to local privilege escalationhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/28/1
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210625-0001/
- git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2b17c400aeb44daf041627722581ade527bb3c1d
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- linux Fixed in 5.12.9.arch1-1
- linux-hardened Fixed in 5.12.9.hardened1-1
- linux-zen Fixed in 5.12.9.zen1-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- linux-hwe-edge No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- linux-aws-5.0 No fix yet
- linux-aws-5.3 No fix yet
- linux-azure No fix yet
- linux-azure-5.3 No fix yet
- linux-azure-edge No fix yet
- linux-gcp No fix yet
- linux-gcp-5.3 No fix yet
- linux-gcp-edge No fix yet
- linux-gke-4.15 No fix yet
- linux-hwe No fix yet
- linux-hwe-edge No fix yet
- linux-oem No fix yet
- linux-oracle-5.0 No fix yet
- linux-oracle-5.3 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- linux-raspi2 No fix yet
- linux-riscv No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.