CVE-2021-38204

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    CVE-2021-38204

    Published: 8 Aug 2021Last Modified: 15 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: drivers/usb/host/max3421-hcd.c in the Linux kernel before 5.13.6 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and panic) by removing a MAX-3421 USB device in certain situations.

    References: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html, https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13.6, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b5fdf5c6e6bee35837e160c00ac89327bdad031b

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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