What is CVE-2021-38205?

CVE-2021-38205 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.3 out of 10, classified as a Access of Uninitialized Pointer flaw (CWE-824). CVE-2021-38205 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-38205?

CVE-2021-38205 has a CVSS score of 3.3 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2021-38205?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2021-38205. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2021-38205 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-38205 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Access of Uninitialized Pointer (CWE-824)?

The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialised, leading to undefined behaviour. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/824.html

CVE-2021-38205

Low

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).

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2021-08-08

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

3.3

out of 10

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weakness type

CWE-824

CVE-2021-38205 is a Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability

What is Access of Uninitialized Pointer?

The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialised, leading to undefined behaviour. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2021-38205 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00010.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13.3
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d0d62baa7f505bd4c59cd169692ff07ec49dde37
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2021-38205

Severity Low

CVSS score 3.3 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2021-08-08

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38205?

CVE-2021-38205 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 3.3 out of 10 , classified as an Access of Uninitialized Pointer flaw (CWE-824) . CVE-2021-38205 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-38205?

CVE-2021-38205 has a CVSS score of 3.3 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2021-38205?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2021-38205. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2021-38205 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2021-38205 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Access of Uninitialized Pointer (CWE-824)?

The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialised, leading to undefined behaviour. View CWE-824 on MITRE CWE →