CVE-2021-27861 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2021-27861

L2 network filtering bypass using stacked VLAN0 and LLC/SNAP headers with invalid lengths

Vulnerability Description

Layer 2 network filtering capabilities such as IPv6 RA guard can be bypassed using LLC/SNAP headers with invalid length (and optionally VLAN0 headers)

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Etienne Champetier (@champtar) <champetier.etienne@gmail.com>

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

802.2, draft-ietf-v6ops-ra-guard, P802.1Q
Vulnerable Versions:
802.2h-1997, 08, D1.0

Timeline

Official Publish: September 27th, 2022
Last Modified: November 4th, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)