CVE-2021-47528

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 5.12-5.15.6 - NULL Pointer Dereference in cdnsp_endpoint_init()

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: cdnsp: Fix a NULL pointer dereference in cdnsp_endpoint_init() In cdnsp_endpoint_init(), cdnsp_ring_alloc() is assigned to pep->ring and there is a dereference of it in cdnsp_endpoint_init(), which could lead to a NULL pointer dereference on failure of cdnsp_ring_alloc(). Fix this bug by adding a check of pep->ring. This bug was found by a static analyzer. The analysis employs differential checking to identify inconsistent security operations (e.g., checks or kfrees) between two code paths and confirms that the inconsistent operations are not recovered in the current function or the callers, so they constitute bugs. Note that, as a bug found by static analysis, it can be a false positive or hard to trigger. Multiple researchers have cross-reviewed the bug. Builds with CONFIG_USB_CDNSP_GADGET=y show no new warnings, and our static analyzer no longer warns about this code.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0021
EPSS Percentile 10.6%
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 (7)
Linux/Linux < 5.12
Linux/Linux 3d82904559f4f5a2622db1b21de3edf2eded7664 - 37307f7020ab38dde0892a578249bf63d00bca64
Linux/Linux 3d82904559f4f5a2622db1b21de3edf2eded7664 - 7d94bc8e335cb33918e52efdbe192c36707bfa24
Linux/Linux 5.12
Linux/Linux 5.15.7 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 5.16
linux/linux_kernel 5.12 - 5.15.7
Published May 24, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026