CVE-2021-38204

medium

Description

drivers/usb/host/max3421-hcd.c in the Linux kernel before 5.13.6 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and panic) by removing a MAX-3421 USB device in certain situations.

References

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b5fdf5c6e6bee35837e160c00ac89327bdad031b

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-074-07

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13.6

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-08-08

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.8

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