CVE-2021-47556

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 5.15-5.15.5 - NULL Pointer Dereference in ethtool_set_coalesce()

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ethtool: ioctl: fix potential NULL deref in ethtool_set_coalesce() ethtool_set_coalesce() now uses both the .get_coalesce() and .set_coalesce() callbacks. But the check for their availability is buggy, so changing the coalesce settings on a device where the driver provides only _one_ of the callbacks results in a NULL pointer dereference instead of an -EOPNOTSUPP. Fix the condition so that the availability of both callbacks is ensured. This also matches the netlink code. Note that reproducing this requires some effort - it only affects the legacy ioctl path, and needs a specific combination of driver options: - have .get_coalesce() and .coalesce_supported but no .set_coalesce(), or - have .set_coalesce() but no .get_coalesce(). Here eg. ethtool doesn't cause the crash as it first attempts to call ethtool_get_coalesce() and bails out on error.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0018
EPSS Percentile 8.0%
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 < 5.15
Linux/Linux 5.15
Linux/Linux 5.15.6 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 5.16
Linux/Linux f3ccfda1931977b80267ba54070a1aeafa18f6ca - 0276af2176c78771da7f311621a25d7608045827
Linux/Linux f3ccfda1931977b80267ba54070a1aeafa18f6ca - abfdd9e2f0f9699015d72317f74154d3e53664e6
linux/linux_kernel 5.15 - 5.15.6
Published May 24, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026