CVE-2021-23134

HIGH

Published 2021-05-12T22:45:13.253535Z

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CVSS Score

V3.1

7.8

/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base Score Metrics

Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14

0.000

probability

of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.0% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25

Exploit Probability

Percentile: 0.029

Higher than 2.9% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Description

Use After Free vulnerability in nfc sockets in the Linux Kernel before 5.12.4 allows local attackers to elevate their privileges. In typical configurations, the issue can only be triggered by a privileged local user with the CAP_NET_RAW capability.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

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Affected Products

Linux Kernel

Affected Versions:

unspecified

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-jm36-c9r2-g7rq

Advisory Details

Use After Free vulnerability in nfc sockets in the Linux Kernel before 5.12.2 allows local attackers to elevate their privileges. In typical configurations, the issue can only be triggered by a privileged local user with the CAP_NET_RAW capability.