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CVE-2021-38208

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.49% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-08-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2021-38208
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.49%
Linux

Original NVD Description

net/nfc/llcp_sock.c in the Linux kernel before 5.12.10 allows local unprivileged users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and BUG) by making a getsockname call after a certain type of failure of a bind call.