| Name | CVE-2021-4202 |
| Description | A use-after-free flaw was found in nci_request in net/nfc/nci/core.c in NFC Controller Interface (NCI) in the Linux kernel. This flaw could allow a local attacker with user privileges to cause a data race problem while the device is getting removed, leading to a privilege escalation problem. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-2940-1, DSA-5096-1, ELA-577-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 3.16.84-1 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security) | 4.9.320-2 | fixed | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 4.9.320-3 | fixed | |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 4.19.316-1 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 5.10.218-1 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.221-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 6.1.94-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.99-1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 6.9.10-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 6.9.11-1 | fixed | |
| linux-4.9 (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 4.9.303-1~deb8u3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | source | stretch | 4.9.303-1 | DLA-2940-1 | ||
| linux | source | buster | 4.19.232-1 | DSA-5096-1 | ||
| linux | source | bullseye | 5.10.84-1 | |||
| linux | source | (unstable) | 5.15.5-1 | unimportant | ||
| linux-4.9 | source | jessie | 4.9.303-1~deb8u1 | ELA-577-1 |
CONFIG_NFC_NCI not enabled in Debian