CVE-2021-4441

MEDIUM

Linux kernel 5.2-5.4.182 - NULL Pointer Dereference in zynq_qspi_exec_mem_op

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: spi-zynq-qspi: Fix a NULL pointer dereference in zynq_qspi_exec_mem_op() In zynq_qspi_exec_mem_op(), kzalloc() is directly used in memset(), which could lead to a NULL pointer dereference on failure of kzalloc(). Fix this bug by adding a check of tmpbuf. 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_SPI_ZYNQ_QSPI=m show no new warnings, and our static analyzer no longer warns about this code.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0022
EPSS Percentile 13.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (14)
Linux/Linux < 5.2
Linux/Linux 5.10.103 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.15.26 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 5.16.12 - 5.16.*
Linux/Linux 5.17
Linux/Linux 5.2
Linux/Linux 5.4.182 - 5.4.*
Linux/Linux 67dca5e580f1e93a66177389981541cac208c817 - 2efece1368aeee2d2552c7ec36aeb676c4d4c95f
Linux/Linux 67dca5e580f1e93a66177389981541cac208c817 - 3c32405d6474a21f7d742828e73c13e326dcae82
Linux/Linux 67dca5e580f1e93a66177389981541cac208c817 - ab3824427b848da10e9fe2727f035bbeecae6ff4
... and 4 more
Published Aug 22, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026