CVE-2021-38205

LOW

Linux kernel <5.13.3 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c in the Linux kernel before 5.13.3 makes it easier for attackers to defeat an ASLR protection mechanism because it prints a kernel pointer (i.e., the real IOMEM pointer).

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13.3
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00010.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html

Scores

CVSS v3 3.3
EPSS 0.0033
EPSS Percentile 24.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-824
Status published
Products (2)
debian/debian_linux 9.0
linux/linux_kernel < 5.13.3
Published Aug 08, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026