CVE-2021-47397

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 4.8-4.14.249 - Null Pointer Dereference in SCTP OOTB Packet Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: break out if skb_header_pointer returns NULL in sctp_rcv_ootb We should always check if skb_header_pointer's return is NULL before using it, otherwise it may cause null-ptr-deref, as syzbot reported: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007] RIP: 0010:sctp_rcv_ootb net/sctp/input.c:705 [inline] RIP: 0010:sctp_rcv+0x1d84/0x3220 net/sctp/input.c:196 Call Trace: <IRQ> sctp6_rcv+0x38/0x60 net/sctp/ipv6.c:1109 ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu+0x2e9/0x1ca0 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:422 ip6_input_finish+0x62/0x170 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:463 NF_HOOK include/linux/netfilter.h:307 [inline] NF_HOOK include/linux/netfilter.h:301 [inline] ip6_input+0x9c/0xd0 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:472 dst_input include/net/dst.h:460 [inline] ip6_rcv_finish net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:76 [inline] NF_HOOK include/linux/netfilter.h:307 [inline] NF_HOOK include/linux/netfilter.h:301 [inline] ipv6_rcv+0x28c/0x3c0 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:297

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0025
EPSS Percentile 16.3%
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 < 4.8
Linux/Linux 3acb50c18d8d6650f10919464ade4dcdaf41d62f - 77bc7dcf0fcc1519341a91788d7a2914fcfddf6d
Linux/Linux 3acb50c18d8d6650f10919464ade4dcdaf41d62f - 8180611c238e11676612eb2a9828b1c7a3a4d77b
Linux/Linux 3acb50c18d8d6650f10919464ade4dcdaf41d62f - 8c630a7b4f9dec63f08bd881ab77984a724a5124
Linux/Linux 3acb50c18d8d6650f10919464ade4dcdaf41d62f - 9c6591ae8e63f93c895ad5e2703c36c548aac997
Linux/Linux 3acb50c18d8d6650f10919464ade4dcdaf41d62f - ec018021cf445abbe8e2f3e2a7f1dcc813cb8ea1
Linux/Linux 3acb50c18d8d6650f10919464ade4dcdaf41d62f - f7e745f8e94492a8ac0b0a26e25f2b19d342918f
Linux/Linux 4.14.249 - 4.14.*
Linux/Linux 4.19.209 - 4.19.*
Linux/Linux 4.8
... and 6 more
Published May 21, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026