CVE-2021-4083

HighCVSS 7.0/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A read-after-free memory flaw was found in the Linux kernel's garbage collection for Unix domain socket file handlers in the way users call close() and fget() simultaneously and can potentially trigger a race condition. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system. This flaw affects Linux kernel versions prior to 5.16-rc4.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.0/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-416 CWE-362

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jan 18, 2022
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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