CVE-2021-47137

HIGH

Linux Kernel 4.20-5.4.123 - Memory Corruption in RX Ring Descriptor

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: lantiq: fix memory corruption in RX ring In a situation where memory allocation or dma mapping fails, an invalid address is programmed into the descriptor. This can lead to memory corruption. If the memory allocation fails, DMA should reuse the previous skb and mapping and drop the packet. This patch also increments rx drop counter.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0023
EPSS Percentile 13.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-770
Status published
Products (12)
Linux/Linux < 4.20
Linux/Linux 4.20
Linux/Linux 5.10.42 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.12.9 - 5.12.*
Linux/Linux 5.13
Linux/Linux 5.4.124 - 5.4.*
Linux/Linux fe1a56420cf2ec28c8eceef672b87de0bbe1a260 - 46dd4abced3cb2c912916f4a5353e0927db0c4a2
Linux/Linux fe1a56420cf2ec28c8eceef672b87de0bbe1a260 - 5ac72351655f8b033a2935646f53b7465c903418
Linux/Linux fe1a56420cf2ec28c8eceef672b87de0bbe1a260 - 8bb1077448d43a871ed667520763e3b9f9b7975d
Linux/Linux fe1a56420cf2ec28c8eceef672b87de0bbe1a260 - c7718ee96dbc2f9c5fc3b578abdf296dd44b9c20
... and 2 more
Published Mar 25, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026