CVE-2021-47159

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 4.19.193 - Infinite Loop

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: fix a crash if ->get_sset_count() fails If ds->ops->get_sset_count() fails then it "count" is a negative error code such as -EOPNOTSUPP. Because "i" is an unsigned int, the negative error code is type promoted to a very high value and the loop will corrupt memory until the system crashes. Fix this by checking for error codes and changing the type of "i" to just int.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 6.1%
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-835
Status published
Products (2)
linux/linux_kernel 5.13 rc1 (3 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 4.7 - 4.19.193
Published Mar 25, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026