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USN-6971-1 Not scored

linux vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Option USB High Speed Mobile device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle error conditions. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-37159) A security issue was discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use this to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystem: - Network drivers; (CVE-2021-46904)

Exploit probability Not scored
Published August 21, 2024
Required by Not available
Last source change June 29, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS linux

174 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

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Open Source Vulnerabilities USN-6971-1

It was discovered that the Option USB High Speed Mobile device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle error conditions. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-37159) A security issue was discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use this to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystem: - Network drivers; (CVE-2021-46904)

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05 / REFERENCES

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