CVE-2021-38208

PoC —

CVSS 3.1

5.5 medium

EPSS

<1%p41

Published

Aug 8, 2021 (Aug 8, 2021)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

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.

Vendors: linux
Products: linux kernel
Weakness: CWE-476
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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