Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-47439
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: dsa: microchip: Added the condition for scheduling ksz_mib_read_work
When the ksz module is installed and removed using rmmod, kernel crashes
with null pointer dereferrence error. During rmmod, ksz_switch_remove
function tries to cancel the mib_read_workqueue using
cancel_delayed_work_sync routine and unregister switch from dsa.
During dsa_unregister_switch it calls ksz_mac_link_down, which in turn
reschedules the workqueue since mib_interval is non-zero.
Due to which queue executed after mib_interval and it tries to access
dp->slave. But the slave is unregistered in the ksz_switch_remove
function. Hence kernel crashes.
To avoid this crash, before canceling the workqueue, resetted the
mib_interval to 0.
v1 -> v2:
-Removed the if condition in ksz_mib_read_work
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-47439
0.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 15 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-47439
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.5
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
|
3.6
|
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | 2024-10-31 |
References for CVE-2021-47439
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/383239a33cf29ebee9ce0d4e0e5c900b77a16148
net: dsa: microchip: Added the condition for scheduling ksz_mib_read_work - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2e1de075018cf71bcd7d628e9f759cb8540b0c3
net: dsa: microchip: Added the condition for scheduling ksz_mib_read_work - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef1100ef20f29aec4e62abeccdb5bdbebba1e378
net: dsa: microchip: Added the condition for scheduling ksz_mib_read_work - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree
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