CVE-2021-38204
6.8 MEDIUMdrivers/usb/host/max3421-hcd.c in the Linux kernel before 5.13.6 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (use-...
Published: 2021-08-08 · Last updated: 2026-06-17
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 6.8 MEDIUM
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CWE
- CWE-416
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux, linux_kernel |
| linux | debian_linux, linux_kernel |
Description
drivers/usb/host/max3421-hcd.c in the Linux kernel before 5.13.6 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and panic) by removing a MAX-3421 USB device in certain situations.
Source: NVD
References
- [NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38204
- [Patch]https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13.6
- [Patch]https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b5fdf5c6e6bee35837e160c00ac89327bdad031b
- [Other]https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html
- [Patch]https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13.6
- [Patch]https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b5fdf5c6e6bee35837e160c00ac89327bdad031b
- [Other]https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html
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