CVE-2021-3659

Summary

CVECVE-2021-3659
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-08-22 15:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:38:00 UTC
DescriptionA NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s IEEE 802.15.4 wireless networking subsystem in the way the user closes the LR-WPAN connection. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-476

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 34 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Application Redhat Codeready Linux Builder - All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 8.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus 8.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus 8.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus 8.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Real Time 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Real Time For Nfv 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Real Time For Nfv Tus 8.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux For Real Time Tus 8.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 8.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 8.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 8.6 All All All
Application Redhat Virtualization Host 4.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
1975949 – (CVE-2021-3659) CVE-2021-3659 kernel: NULL pointer dereference in llsec_key_alloc() in net/mac802154/llsec.c MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal - Access to 24x7 support and knowledge MISC access.redhat.com
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MISC git.kernel.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 159492 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for kernel (ELSA-2021-4356)
  • 180046 Debian Security Update for linux (CVE-2021-3659)
  • 199560 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (AWS) Vulnerabilities (USN-6001-1)
  • 199568 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (AWS) Vulnerabilities (USN-6013-1)
  • 199577 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-6014-1)
  • 239816 Red Hat Update for kernel security (RHSA-2021:4356)
  • 239879 Red Hat Update for kernel-rt (RHSA-2021:4140)
  • 671134 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-2688)
  • 671137 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-2713)
  • 750946 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:2647-1)
  • 750947 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:2644-1)
  • 750949 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:1142-1)
  • 750953 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:2645-1)
  • 750963 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:2687-1)
  • 751437 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3876-1)
  • 751441 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:3876-1)
  • 751451 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3935-1)
  • 751473 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3969-1)
  • 751476 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3972-1)
  • 902777 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10610)
  • 904019 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10610-1)
  • 905844 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (10610-2)
  • 940265 AlmaLinux Security Update for kernel (ALSA-2021:4356)
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