CVE-2021-38208
Moderate
CVE-2021-38208
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.
Exploit probability
0.5%
Published
August 8, 2021
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 16, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2021-38208
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/17/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/17/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/24/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1992810
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.10
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4ac06a1e013cf5fdd963317ffd3b968560f33bba