CVE Catalog

CVE-2021-47611

HighCVSS 8.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.34%

26th percentile - higher than 26% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the mac80211 subsystem does not verify the presence of the extended element ID before parsing an extended element, which may lead to improper frame processing.

Risk Assessment

This could allow an attacker to send malicious frames, potentially causing system crashes or other adverse effects.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a patched version that validates the presence of the extended element ID.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac80211: validate extended element ID is present Before attempting to parse an extended element, verify that the extended element ID is present.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS