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Tracker / CVE-2021-3659

CVE-2021-3659

Medium 5.5

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.

Affected products and versions

fedoraproject fedora
linux linux_kernel · … → 5.12
redhat codeready_linux_builder
redhat enterprise_linux
redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems
redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus
redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus
redhat enterprise_linux_for_real_time
redhat enterprise_linux_for_real_time_for_nfv
redhat enterprise_linux_for_real_time_for_nfv_tus
redhat enterprise_linux_for_real_time_tus
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus
redhat virtualization_host

Analysis

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