Buffer Overflow Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,5.12.13)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.45% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-3006699
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed8 Aug 2021
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 8 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-38207  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 5.12.13 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow 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.

CVSS Base Scores

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