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CVE-2021-3659: Null Pointer Dereference

First published: Tue Apr 06 2021(Updated: )

A 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.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/kernel-rt<0:4.18.0-348.rt7.130.el8
0:4.18.0-348.rt7.130.el8
redhat/kernel<0:4.18.0-348.el8
0:4.18.0-348.el8
Linux Linux kernel<5.12
Fedoraproject Fedora=34
Redhat Enterprise Linux=7.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux=8.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems=8.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus=8.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus=8.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux For Real Time=8.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux For Real Time For Nfv=8.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux For Real Time For Nfv Tus=8.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux For Real Time Tus=8.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus=8.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus=8.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus=8.6
Redhat Codeready Linux Builder
Redhat Enterprise Linux=8.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus=8.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian=8.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus=8.6
Redhat Virtualization Host=4.0
All of
Any of
Redhat Enterprise Linux=8.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus=8.6
Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian=8.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus=8.6
Redhat Codeready Linux Builder
All of
Redhat Enterprise Linux=8.0
Redhat Virtualization Host=4.0
redhat/Kernel<5.12
5.12
debian/linux
5.10.223-1
5.10.226-1
6.1.106-3
6.1.112-1
6.11.4-1
6.11.5-1

Remedy

To mitigate this issue, prevent the module mac802154 from being loaded. Please see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278 for information on how to blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically.

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