CVE-2021-47251: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac80211: fix skb length check in ieee80211_scan_rx() Replace hard-coded compile-time constants for header length check with dynamic determination based on the frame type. Otherwise, we hit a validation WARN_ON in cfg80211 later. [style fixes, reword commit message]

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 5.10, before 5.10.46 (fixed in 5.10.46); from 5.11, before 5.12.13 (fixed in 5.12.13); version 5.13 only

Published 2024-05-21. Last modified 2026-06-17.