Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-46991

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i40e: Fix use-after-free in i40e_client_subtask() Currently the call to i40e_client_del_instance frees the object pf->cinst, however pf->cinst->lan_info is being accessed after the free. Fix this by adding the missing return. Addresses-Coverity: ("Read from pointer after free")
Published 2024-02-28 09:15:38
Updated 2024-12-06 15:27:57
Source Linux
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption

Products affected by CVE-2021-46991

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-46991

EPSS FAQ
0.01%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 1 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2021-46991

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.8
 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1.8
5.9
 NIST 2024-12-06

CWE ids for CVE-2021-46991

  • The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2021-46991

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