Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-47222
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: bridge: fix vlan tunnel dst refcnt when egressing
The egress tunnel code uses dst_clone() and directly sets the result
which is wrong because the entry might have 0 refcnt or be already deleted,
causing number of problems. It also triggers the WARN_ON() in dst_hold()[1]
when a refcnt couldn't be taken. Fix it by using dst_hold_safe() and
checking if a reference was actually taken before setting the dst.
[1] dmesg WARN_ON log and following refcnt errors
WARNING: CPU: 5 PID: 38 at include/net/dst.h:230 br_handle_egress_vlan_tunnel+0x10b/0x134 [bridge]
Modules linked in: 8021q garp mrp bridge stp llc bonding ipv6 virtio_net
CPU: 5 PID: 38 Comm: ksoftirqd/5 Kdump: loaded Tainted: G W 5.13.0-rc3+ #360
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.14.0-1.fc33 04/01/2014
RIP: 0010:br_handle_egress_vlan_tunnel+0x10b/0x134 [bridge]
Code: e8 85 bc 01 e1 45 84 f6 74 90 45 31 f6 85 db 48 c7 c7 a0 02 19 a0 41 0f 94 c6 31 c9 31 d2 44 89 f6 e8 64 bc 01 e1 85 db 75 02 <0f> 0b 31 c9 31 d2 44 89 f6 48 c7 c7 70 02 19 a0 e8 4b bc 01 e1 49
RSP: 0018:ffff8881003d39e8 EFLAGS: 00010246
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000001 RDI: ffffffffa01902a0
RBP: ffff8881040c6700 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000001
R10: 2ce93d0054fe0d00 R11: 54fe0d00000e0000 R12: ffff888109515000
R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000001 R15: 0000000000000401
FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88822bf40000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007f42ba70f030 CR3: 0000000109926000 CR4: 00000000000006e0
Call Trace:
br_handle_vlan+0xbc/0xca [bridge]
__br_forward+0x23/0x164 [bridge]
deliver_clone+0x41/0x48 [bridge]
br_handle_frame_finish+0x36f/0x3aa [bridge]
? skb_dst+0x2e/0x38 [bridge]
? br_handle_ingress_vlan_tunnel+0x3e/0x1c8 [bridge]
? br_handle_frame_finish+0x3aa/0x3aa [bridge]
br_handle_frame+0x2c3/0x377 [bridge]
? __skb_pull+0x33/0x51
? vlan_do_receive+0x4f/0x36a
? br_handle_frame_finish+0x3aa/0x3aa [bridge]
__netif_receive_skb_core+0x539/0x7c6
? __list_del_entry_valid+0x16e/0x1c2
__netif_receive_skb_list_core+0x6d/0xd6
netif_receive_skb_list_internal+0x1d9/0x1fa
gro_normal_list+0x22/0x3e
dev_gro_receive+0x55b/0x600
? detach_buf_split+0x58/0x140
napi_gro_receive+0x94/0x12e
virtnet_poll+0x15d/0x315 [virtio_net]
__napi_poll+0x2c/0x1c9
net_rx_action+0xe6/0x1fb
__do_softirq+0x115/0x2d8
run_ksoftirqd+0x18/0x20
smpboot_thread_fn+0x183/0x19c
? smpboot_unregister_percpu_thread+0x66/0x66
kthread+0x10a/0x10f
? kthread_mod_delayed_work+0xb6/0xb6
ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
---[ end trace 49f61b07f775fd2b ]---
dst_release: dst:00000000c02d677a refcnt:-1
dst_release underflow
Products affected by CVE-2021-47222
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-47222
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 10 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-47222
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 | 2025-04-29 |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-47222
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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-2021-47222
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79855be6445b6592bddb7bd7167083ec8cdbd73f
net: bridge: fix vlan tunnel dst refcnt when egressing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42020f7f37a90d24b9551f5f7eba3f7c7c102968
net: bridge: fix vlan tunnel dst refcnt when egressing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc7fdd8c5c2ad2fe3e297698be9d4dbe4a4e0579
net: bridge: fix vlan tunnel dst refcnt when egressing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25053a8404ba17ca48f5553d487afc1882e9f56c
net: bridge: fix vlan tunnel dst refcnt when egressing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfc579f9d89af4ada58c69b03bcaa4887840f3b3
net: bridge: fix vlan tunnel dst refcnt when egressing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84fc1c944e45ab317e2e70a0e7f76fa2a5e43b6e
net: bridge: fix vlan tunnel dst refcnt when egressing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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