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CVE-2021-39535

An issue was discovered in libxsmm through v1.16.1-93. A NULL pointer dereference exists in JIT...

6.5 MediumFix available

An issue was discovered in libxsmm through v1.16.1-93. A NULL pointer dereference exists in JIT code. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.86%Up 0.3 points since Sep 21, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

An issue was discovered in libxsmm through v1.16.1-93. A NULL pointer dereference exists in JIT code. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.

Record
CVE-2021-39535
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-476
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in libxsmm through v1.16.1-93. A NULL pointer dereference exists in JIT code. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.

Record
CVE-2021-39535
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-25892 No score

An issue was discovered in libxsmm through v1.16.1-93. A NULL pointer dereference exists in JIT code. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.

Record
EUVD-2021-25892
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g9r6-qhfx-9xcc No score

An issue was discovered in libxsmm through v1.16.1-93. A NULL pointer dereference exists in JIT...

An issue was discovered in libxsmm through v1.16.1-93. A NULL pointer dereference exists in JIT code. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.

Record
GHSA-g9r6-qhfx-9xcc
Weakness
CWE-476
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.5

An issue was discovered in libxsmm through v1.16.1-93. A NULL pointer dereference exists in JIT code. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.

Record
CVE-2021-39535
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2021-39535 6.5

An issue was discovered in libxsmm through v1.16.1-93. A NULL pointer dereference exists in JIT code. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2021-39535
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libxsmm
Debian:12
before 1.17-1
1.17-1
libxsmm
Debian:13
before 1.17-1
1.17-1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-39535 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Libxsmm Project Libxsmm, published September 20, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.86%, the 58th percentile. Fixed in libxsmm 1.17-1.

References

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