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CVE-2021-3752

kernel: possible use-after-free in bluetooth module

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7

CVSS 3.1

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Published · September 14, 2021

Updated · November 2, 2026

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Bluetooth subsystem in the way user calls connect to the socket and disconnect simultaneously due to a race condition. This flaw allows a user to crash the system or escalate their privileges. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

Statement

This issue is rated as having Moderate impact because Only local users with privileges to access the sock_dgram Bluetooth socket can trigger this issue.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation baser or stability. The possible solution is to disable Bluetooth completely: https://access.redhat.com/solutions/2682931

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-362 · Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization