Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-47559
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/smc: Fix NULL pointer dereferencing in smc_vlan_by_tcpsk()
Coverity reports a possible NULL dereferencing problem:
in smc_vlan_by_tcpsk():
6. returned_null: netdev_lower_get_next returns NULL (checked 29 out of 30 times).
7. var_assigned: Assigning: ndev = NULL return value from netdev_lower_get_next.
1623 ndev = (struct net_device *)netdev_lower_get_next(ndev, &lower);
CID 1468509 (#1 of 1): Dereference null return value (NULL_RETURNS)
8. dereference: Dereferencing a pointer that might be NULL ndev when calling is_vlan_dev.
1624 if (is_vlan_dev(ndev)) {
Remove the manual implementation and use netdev_walk_all_lower_dev() to
iterate over the lower devices. While on it remove an obsolete function
parameter comment.
Products affected by CVE-2021-47559
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-47559
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 9 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-47559
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
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3.6
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NIST | 2024-06-10 |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-47559
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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-2021-47559
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c94cbd262b6aa3b54d73a1ed1f9c0d19df57f4ff
net/smc: Fix NULL pointer dereferencing in smc_vlan_by_tcpsk() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb851d0fb02547d03cd40106b5f2391c4fed6ed1
net/smc: Fix NULL pointer dereferencing in smc_vlan_by_tcpsk() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/587acad41f1bc48e16f42bb2aca63bf323380be8
net/smc: Fix NULL pointer dereferencing in smc_vlan_by_tcpsk() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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