Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 30, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-29646
CVE-2021-29646
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.11.11. tipc_nl_retrieve_key in net/tipc/node.c does not properly validate certain data sizes, aka CID-0217ed2848e8.
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Affected products
7- Linux/Linux kerneldescription
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
5- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.11.11nvdMailing ListRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RZGMUP6QEHJJEKPMLKOSPWYMW7PXFC2M/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VTADK5ELGTATGW2RK3K5MBJ2WGYCPZCM/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WKRNELXLVFDY6Y5XDMWLIH3VKIMQXLLR/nvd
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