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CVE-2021-38208
Published: Aug 8, 2021
Modified: Aug 4, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.10
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[oss-security] 20210817 Re: Linux kernel: nfc: null ptr dereference in llcp_sock_getname
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[oss-security] 20210817 Re: Linux kernel: nfc: null ptr dereference in llcp_sock_getname
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1992810
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[oss-security] 20210824 Re: Linux kernel: nfc: null ptr dereference in llcp_sock_getname
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