VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-38208

net/nfc/llcp_sock.c in the Linux kernel before 5.12.10 allows local unprivileged users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and BUG) by making a getsockname call after a certain type of failure of a bind call.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.49%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.49%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.49% probability · 41th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-476
Affected: linux/linux kernel
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/17/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/17/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/24/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1992810Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.10Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4ac06a1e013cf5fdd963317ffd3b968560f33bbaExploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/17/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/17/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/24/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1992810Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.10Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4ac06a1e013cf5fdd963317ffd3b968560f33bbaExploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.