CVE-2021-47045
MEDIUMLinux Kernel - Null Pointer Dereference in lpfc_prep_els_iocb
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: lpfc: Fix null pointer dereference in lpfc_prep_els_iocb() It is possible to call lpfc_issue_els_plogi() passing a did for which no matching ndlp is found. A call is then made to lpfc_prep_els_iocb() with a null pointer to a lpfc_nodelist structure resulting in a null pointer dereference. Fix by returning an error status if no valid ndlp is found. Fix up comments regarding ndlp reference counting.
References (3)
Core 3
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0024
EPSS Percentile
14.8%
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 (9)
Linux/Linux
< 5.11
Linux/Linux
4430f7fd09ecb037570119e0aacbf0c17b8f98b2 - 8dd1c125f7f838abad009b64bff5f0a11afe3cb6
Linux/Linux
4430f7fd09ecb037570119e0aacbf0c17b8f98b2 - 9bdcfbed2a9fe24d2c7eaa1bad7c705e18de8cc7
Linux/Linux
4430f7fd09ecb037570119e0aacbf0c17b8f98b2 - a09677de458d500b00701f6036baa423d9995408
Linux/Linux
5.11
Linux/Linux
5.11.21 - 5.11.*
Linux/Linux
5.12.4 - 5.12.*
Linux/Linux
5.13
linux/linux_kernel
5.11 - 5.11.21
Published
Feb 28, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026