The mac80211 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 5.12.13, when a device supporting only 5 GHz is used, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference in the radiotap parser) by injecting a frame with 802.11a rates.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.13 | Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory |
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bddc0c411a45d3718ac535a070f349be8eca8d48 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
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History
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Information
Published : 2021-08-08 20:15
Updated : 2021-08-12 13:33
NVD link : CVE-2021-38206
Mitre link : CVE-2021-38206
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-38206
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference