CVE-2021-38208 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2021-38208?

CVE-2021-38208 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 8 Aug 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

net/nfc/llcp_sock.c in the Linux kernel before 5.12.10 allows local unprivileged users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and BUG) by making a getsockname call after a certain type of failure of a bind call.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38208?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2021-38208?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2021-38208 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38208 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

• CVE-2026-53266 Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-6282 Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as AZL-6592, CVE-2021-3587, DEBIAN-CVE-2021-38208, GHSA-f32x-jvjj-mwj4, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38208.