NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting linux-4.19 package, versions <4.19.194-1~deb9u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-LINUX419-1569397
  • published9 Aug 2021
  • disclosed8 Aug 2021

Introduced: 8 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-38208  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 linux-4.19 to version 4.19.194-1~deb9u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-4.19 package and not the linux-4.19 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1