CVE-2021-47257

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 4.9.274 - NULL Pointer Dereference in IEEE 802.15.4 Device Address Parser

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ieee802154: fix null deref in parse dev addr Fix a logic error that could result in a null deref if the user sets the mode incorrectly for the given addr type.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0023
EPSS Percentile 13.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (18)
Linux/Linux < 4.4
Linux/Linux 4.14.238 - 4.14.*
Linux/Linux 4.19.196 - 4.19.*
Linux/Linux 4.4
Linux/Linux 4.9.274 - 4.9.*
Linux/Linux 5.10.45 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.12.12 - 5.12.*
Linux/Linux 5.13
Linux/Linux 5.4.127 - 5.4.*
Linux/Linux a26c5fd7622d4951425131d54a8c99f076fe2068 - 1f95741981c899c4724647291fec5faa3c777185
... and 8 more
Published May 21, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026