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UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3573 Moderate

UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3573

A use-after-free in function hci_sock_bound_ioctl() of the Linux kernel HCI subsystem was found in the way user calls ioct HCIUNBLOCKADDR or other way triggers race condition of the call hci_unregister_dev() together with one of the calls hci_sock_blacklist_add(), hci_sock_blacklist_del(), hci_get_conn_info(), hci_get_auth_info(). A privileged local user could use this flaw to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system. This flaw affects the Linux kernel versions prior to 5.13-rc5.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published June 6, 2021
Required by Not available
Last source change August 18, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oem

50 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws-5.0

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.11

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi2

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fde-5.15

57 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS linux-fips

3 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux

191 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws

68 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-kvm

29 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle

48 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS linux-azure-fips

21 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux

79 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.8

3 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-hwe-edge

23 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-kvm

71 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-raspi-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.8

21 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS linux-aws-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.0

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.11

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp

31 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux

39 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.11

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure

31 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-4.15

23 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe-edge

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux

137 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gke-5.4

16 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux-aws

70 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-snapdragon

46 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS linux-aws-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.10

16 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS linux-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.6

29 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.3

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-kvm

62 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS linux-azure-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws

34 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gke-4.15

33 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws-5.3

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-aws-hwe

47 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Nvidia-BlueField:24.04:LTS linux-bluefield

11 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.11

3 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-gcp

70 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.8

3 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle

32 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:16.04:LTS linux-fips

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-raspi2

66 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.4

27 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke

11 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-4.15

24 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS linux-aws-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS linux-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS linux-fips

28 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.8

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.4

21 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws-5.4

22 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.11

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS linux-aws-fips

24 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.8

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-raspi-5.4

20 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure

44 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-5.3

16 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.11

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gkeop-5.4

16 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp

38 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.3

9 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux-lts-xenial

114 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.4

22 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:16.04:LTS linux-fips

49 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-bluefield

5 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-azure

78 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux-azure

55 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.8

3 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-dell300x

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-oracle

46 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-5.4

21 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe

43 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-aws

92 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-hwe

94 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-edge

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi

24 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-edge

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gkeop

11 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-fips

2 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3573

A use-after-free in function hci_sock_bound_ioctl() of the Linux kernel HCI subsystem was found in the way user calls ioct HCIUNBLOCKADDR or other way triggers race condition of the call hci_unregister_dev() together with one of the calls hci_sock_blacklist_add(), hci_sock_blacklist_del(), hci_get_conn_info(), hci_get_auth_info(). A privileged local user could use this flaw to crash the system or escalate their privileges on the system. This flaw affects the Linux kernel versions prior to 5.13-rc5.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence