CVE-2021-47312
MEDIUMLinux Kernel 5.13.2-5.13.5 - Null Pointer Dereference in nf_tables Flow Rule Handling
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netfilter: nf_tables: Fix dereference of null pointer flow In the case where chain->flags & NFT_CHAIN_HW_OFFLOAD is false then nft_flow_rule_create is not called and flow is NULL. The subsequent error handling execution via label err_destroy_flow_rule will lead to a null pointer dereference on flow when calling nft_flow_rule_destroy. Since the error path to err_destroy_flow_rule has to cater for null and non-null flows, only call nft_flow_rule_destroy if flow is non-null to fix this issue. Addresses-Coverity: ("Explicity null dereference")
References (2)
Core 2
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0022
EPSS Percentile
12.4%
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 (4)
Linux/Linux
09b1f676e2e0bbff67c568672c565c6f31470157 - 70a5a1950cca02c5cd161bb3846b4d983eed97d3
Linux/Linux
3c5e44622011b9ea21bd425875dcccfc9a158f5f - 4ca041f919f13783b0b03894783deee00dbca19a
Linux/Linux
5.13.2 - 5.13.5
linux/linux_kernel
5.13.2 - 5.13.5
Published
May 21, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026