CVE-2021-47179

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 4.9.269-4.9.270 - NULL Pointer Dereference in NFSv4 pnfs_mark_matching_lsegs_return

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSv4: Fix a NULL pointer dereference in pnfs_mark_matching_lsegs_return() Commit de144ff4234f changes _pnfs_return_layout() to call pnfs_mark_matching_lsegs_return() passing NULL as the struct pnfs_layout_range argument. Unfortunately, pnfs_mark_matching_lsegs_return() doesn't check if we have a value here before dereferencing it, causing an oops. I'm able to hit this crash consistently when running connectathon basic tests on NFS v4.1/v4.2 against Ontap.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0023
EPSS Percentile 13.3%
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 (16)
Linux/Linux 2fafe7d5047f98791afd9a1d90d2afb70debc590 - f9890652185b72b8de9ebeb4406037640b6e1b53
Linux/Linux 4.14.233 - 4.14.235
Linux/Linux 4.19.191 - 4.19.193
Linux/Linux 4.9.269 - 4.9.271
Linux/Linux 5.10.36 - 5.10.42
Linux/Linux 5.11.20 - 5.12
Linux/Linux 5.12.3 - 5.12.9
Linux/Linux 5.4.118 - 5.4.124
Linux/Linux 6be0e4b59314e4a836495f6ffdc5d2c5b079deeb - aba3c7795f51717ae316f3566442dee7cc3eeccb
Linux/Linux 7b7b9774643220e53eef58c15bb29bd4182fe053 - 42637ca25c7d7b5a92804a679af5192e8c1a9f48
... and 6 more
Published Mar 25, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026