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Status published
Medium
CVE-2021-47611
mac80211: validate extended element ID is present
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac80211: validate extended element ID is present Before attempting to parse an extended element, verify that the extended element ID is present.
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
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03029bb044ccee60adbc93e70713f3ae58abc3a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a19cf6844b509d44ecbd536f33d314d91ecdd2b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fd214fc7f2ee3a89f91e717e3cfad55f5a27045
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c62b16f98688ae7bc0ab23a6490481f4ce9b3a49
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/768c0b19b50665e337c96858aa2b7928d6dcf756
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
41cbb0f5a29592874355e4159489eb08337cd50e, 4.19, 0, 4.19.222, 5.4.168, 5.10.88, 5.15.11, 5.16
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 19th, 2024
Last Modified:
May 11th, 2026
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.