What is CVE-2021-38207?

CVE-2021-38207 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10. CVE-2021-38207 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-38207?

CVE-2021-38207 has a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2021-38207?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2021-38207. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2021-38207 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-38207 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2021-38207

High

drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c in the Linux kernel before 5.12.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and lockup) by sending heavy network traffic for about ten minutes.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2021-08-08

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.5

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-120

CVE-2021-38207 is classified as CWE-120

See CWE-120 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2021-38207 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210902-0007/

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.13
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c364df2489b8ef2f5e3159b1dff1ff1fdb16040d
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2021-38207

Severity High

CVSS score 7.5 / 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-2021-38207?

CVE-2021-38207 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10 . CVE-2021-38207 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-38207?

CVE-2021-38207 has a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2021-38207?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2021-38207. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2021-38207 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2021-38207 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.