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UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3609 High

UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3609

.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.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published June 21, 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

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi2

6 explicit affected versions

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

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux

191 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws

66 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-kvm

28 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle

46 explicit affected versions

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

19 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux

76 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.8

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-hwe-edge

23 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-kvm

75 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

19 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

1 explicit affected versions

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

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.13

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp

29 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux

37 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.11

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure

29 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-4.15

21 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe-edge

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux

141 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gke-5.4

14 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux-aws

74 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-snapdragon

43 explicit affected versions

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

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.10

14 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-gke-5.3

19 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-kvm

60 explicit affected versions

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

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws

32 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

45 explicit affected versions

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

11 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-gcp

68 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.8

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle

29 explicit affected versions

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

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-raspi2

63 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.4

25 explicit affected versions

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

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke

9 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-4.15

22 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

25 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.8

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.4

19 explicit affected versions

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

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws-5.4

20 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.11

1 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

22 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.8

9 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-raspi-5.4

18 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:18.04:LTS linux-gkeop-5.4

14 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-raspi2-5.3

18 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

118 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.4

19 explicit affected versions

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

53 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-bluefield

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-azure

76 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux-azure

53 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.8

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-dell300x

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-oracle

44 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-5.4

19 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe

41 explicit affected versions

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

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-aws

96 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-hwe

91 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-edge

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi

22 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-edge

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gkeop

9 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

related USN-4997-1
related USN-4997-2

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3609

.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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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence