VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-38207
drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c in the Linux kernel before 5.12.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and lockup) by sending heavy network traffic for about ten minutes.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.35%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.35%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c in the Linux kernel before 5.12.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and lockup) by sending heavy network traffic for about ten minutes.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.35% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.13Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c364df2489b8ef2f5e3159b1dff1ff1fdb16040dPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210902-0007/Third Party Advisory
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.13Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c364df2489b8ef2f5e3159b1dff1ff1fdb16040dPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210902-0007/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.