CVE-2021-43057

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

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Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.14.8. A use-after-free in selinux_ptrace_traceme (aka the SELinux handler for PTRACE_TRACEME) could be used by local attackers to cause memory corruption and escalate privileges, aka CID-a3727a8bac0a. This occurs because of an attempt to access the subjective credentials of another task.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	fixed	`5.14.9-1`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`0`
debian	forky	fixed	`5.14.9-1`
debian	sid	fixed	`5.14.9-1`
debian	trixie	fixed	`5.14.9-1`

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-43057

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.