VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-38208

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.49%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-08-08
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-476

Primary references