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UBUNTU-CVE-2021-37159 Moderate

UBUNTU-CVE-2021-37159

hso_free_net_device in drivers/net/usb/hso.c in the Linux kernel through 5.13.4 calls unregister_netdev without checking for the NETREG_REGISTERED state, leading to a use-after-free and a double free.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published July 21, 2021
Required by Not available
Last source change August 17, 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

4 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

8 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws

73 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-kvm

34 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle

53 explicit affected versions

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

26 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux

85 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws-5.8

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-hwe-edge

23 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-kvm

72 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

4 explicit affected versions

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

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.13

3 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp

37 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux

45 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.11

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure

37 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-4.15

28 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe-edge

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux

138 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gke-5.4

21 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux-aws

71 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-snapdragon

51 explicit affected versions

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

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oem-5.10

20 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

67 explicit affected versions

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

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-aws

39 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

52 explicit affected versions

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

11 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.11

5 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-gcp

75 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.8

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle

37 explicit affected versions

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

2 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-raspi2

71 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe-5.4

33 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux

174 explicit affected versions

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

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-ibm

5 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke

16 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-4.15

29 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

33 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.8

5 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.4

27 explicit affected versions

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

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-aws-5.4

27 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-5.11

4 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

29 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv-5.8

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-raspi-5.4

25 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

3 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gkeop-5.4

21 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

115 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-oracle-5.4

27 explicit affected versions

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

50 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-bluefield

8 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-azure

83 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux-azure

60 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gcp-5.8

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-dell300x

17 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-oracle

51 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-5.4

27 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

93 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS linux-hwe

100 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp-edge

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi

29 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure-edge

4 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gkeop

16 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

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

7 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities UBUNTU-CVE-2021-37159

hso_free_net_device in drivers/net/usb/hso.c in the Linux kernel through 5.13.4 calls unregister_netdev without checking for the NETREG_REGISTERED state, leading to a use-after-free and a double free.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence