Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-47528
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: cdnsp: Fix a NULL pointer dereference in cdnsp_endpoint_init()
In cdnsp_endpoint_init(), cdnsp_ring_alloc() is assigned to pep->ring
and there is a dereference of it in cdnsp_endpoint_init(), which could
lead to a NULL pointer dereference on failure of cdnsp_ring_alloc().
Fix this bug by adding a check of pep->ring.
This bug was found by a static analyzer. The analysis employs
differential checking to identify inconsistent security operations
(e.g., checks or kfrees) between two code paths and confirms that the
inconsistent operations are not recovered in the current function or
the callers, so they constitute bugs.
Note that, as a bug found by static analysis, it can be a false
positive or hard to trigger. Multiple researchers have cross-reviewed
the bug.
Builds with CONFIG_USB_CDNSP_GADGET=y show no new warnings,
and our static analyzer no longer warns about this code.
Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption
Products affected by CVE-2021-47528
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-47528
0.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 11 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-47528
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
|
NIST | 2024-06-10 |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-47528
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The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-47528
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d94bc8e335cb33918e52efdbe192c36707bfa24
usb: cdnsp: Fix a NULL pointer dereference in cdnsp_endpoint_init() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37307f7020ab38dde0892a578249bf63d00bca64
usb: cdnsp: Fix a NULL pointer dereference in cdnsp_endpoint_init() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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