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CVE-2021-38208
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2021-08-08T20:15:07.387 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:01:45.920

Summary

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.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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