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CVE-2021-38206

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

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.

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:5.10.46-1CVE-2021-38206
Fixed in:5.10.46-1CVE-2021-38206
Fixed in:5.10.46-1CVE-2021-38206
Fixed in:5.10.46-1CVE-2021-38206
linux-aws-5.11Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.11.0-1017.18~20.04.1USN-5070-1
linux-azure-5.11Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.11.0-1015.16~20.04.1USN-5070-1
linux-hwe-5.11Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.11.0-34.36~20.04.1USN-5070-1
linux-image-5.11.0-1015-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:5.11.0-1015.16~20.04.1USN-5070-1
linux-image-5.11.0-1017-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:5.11.0-1017.18~20.04.1USN-5070-1
linux-image-5.11.0-1017-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:5.11.0-1017.18~20.04.1USN-5070-1
linux-image-5.11.0-34-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:5.11.0-34.36~20.04.1USN-5070-1
linux-image-5.11.0-34-generic-64kUbuntu
Fixed in:5.11.0-34.36~20.04.1USN-5070-1
linux-image-5.11.0-34-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:5.11.0-34.36~20.04.1USN-5070-1
linux-image-5.11.0-34-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:5.11.0-34.36~20.04.1USN-5070-1
linux-image-awsUbuntu
Fixed in:5.11.0.1017.18~20.04.16USN-5070-1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.11.0.34.36~20.04.13USN-5070-1
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.11.0.34.36~20.04.13USN-5070-1
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.11.0.34.36~20.04.13USN-5070-1
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.11.0.34.36~20.04.13USN-5070-1
linux-image-oracleUbuntu
Fixed in:5.11.0.1017.18~20.04.10USN-5070-1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.11.0.34.36~20.04.13USN-5070-1
linux-oracle-5.11Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.11.0-1017.18~20.04.1USN-5070-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.27%probability of exploitation in 30 days
18thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 18% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2023-21758High7.592%-Fix
CVE-2023-21547High7.588%-Fix
CVE-2014-3470Medium4.386%-Fix
CVE-2021-44224High8.282%-Fix
CVE-2016-0742High7.582%-Fix
CVE-2009-1386Medium5.080%-Fix
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