CVE-2021-3659 | BDVDB-2026-182776 Detail

Kernel

Description#

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s IEEE 802.15.4 wireless networking subsystem in the way the user closes the LR-WPAN connection. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

CWE-252 Unchecked Return Value, CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

References#

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1165affd484889d4986cf3b724318935a0b120d8
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1975949
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3659

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12022-08-22Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-03Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.