CVE-2021-34981
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-05-07 22:54
Modified
2024-08-04 00:26
Summary
Linux Kernel Bluetooth CMTP Module Double Free Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Impacted products
LinuxKernel
Show details on NVD website


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