CVE-2021-38206
"Cisco Linux Kernel 802.11a Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service"
Description
The mac80211 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 5.12.13, when a device supporting only 5 GHz is used, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference in the radiotap parser) by injecting a frame with 802.11a rates.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 8, 2021, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 12, 2021, 1:33 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2021-38206
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URL | Resource |
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https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.13 | Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory |
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bddc0c411a45d3718ac535a070f349be8eca8d48 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2021-38206
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 12, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.13 No Types Assigned https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.13 Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bddc0c411a45d3718ac535a070f349be8eca8d48 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bddc0c411a45d3718ac535a070f349be8eca8d48 Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-476 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.12.13
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-38206
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-38206
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.10264
percentile