CVE-2021-47518

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nfc: fix potential NULL pointer deref in nfc_genl_dump_ses_done

The done() netlink callback nfc_genl_dump_ses_done() should check if received argument is non-NULL, because its allocation could fail earlier in dumpit() (nfc_genl_dump_ses()).

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-476

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
May 24, 2024
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-47518: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix