CVE-2021-38207

high

Description

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.

References

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

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c364df2489b8ef2f5e3159b1dff1ff1fdb16040d

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.13

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-08-08

Updated: 2021-10-18

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High