Description
.A flaw was found in the CAN BCM networking protocol in the Linux kernel, where a local attacker can abuse a flaw in the CAN subsystem to corrupt memory, crash the system or escalate privileges. This race condition in net/can/bcm.c in the Linux kernel allows for local privilege escalation to root.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAttack VectorLocal
AC:HAttack ComplexityHigh
PR:LPrivileges RequiredLow
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka redhat, red hat
netapp
commercial·US
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
linux
oss-projectaka the linux kernel
Canonical Ltd.
commercial·GBaka canonical
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
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Exploitability
1 exploit source identified
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MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique Privilege Escalation
References
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1971651
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://github.com/nrb547/kernel-exploitation/blob/main/cve-2021-3609/cve-2021-3609.md
github.com
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d5f9023fa61ee8b94f37a93f08e94b136cf1e463
github.com
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