Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-47394
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: nf_tables: unlink table before deleting it
syzbot reports following UAF:
BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in memcmp+0x18f/0x1c0 lib/string.c:955
nla_strcmp+0xf2/0x130 lib/nlattr.c:836
nft_table_lookup.part.0+0x1a2/0x460 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:570
nft_table_lookup net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:4064 [inline]
nf_tables_getset+0x1b3/0x860 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:4064
nfnetlink_rcv_msg+0x659/0x13f0 net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c:285
netlink_rcv_skb+0x153/0x420 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2504
Problem is that all get operations are lockless, so the commit_mutex
held by nft_rcv_nl_event() isn't enough to stop a parallel GET request
from doing read-accesses to the table object even after synchronize_rcu().
To avoid this, unlink the table first and store the table objects in
on-stack scratch space.
Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption
Products affected by CVE-2021-47394
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-47394
0.06%
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-2021-47394
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
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5.9
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NIST | 2025-02-03 |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-47394
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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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)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-2021-47394
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a499b03bf36b0c2e3b958a381d828678ab0ffc5e
netfilter: nf_tables: unlink table before deleting it - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f65c73d3aabb87d4353e0bc4a718b5ae8c43fd04
netfilter: nf_tables: unlink table before deleting it - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable treePatch
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