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CVE-2021-38206 (GCVE-0-2021-38206)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-08 19:23 – Updated: 2024-08-04 01:37
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Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
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