CVE-2021-47559

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 4.18-5.10.83 5.10.83-5.10.* 5.15.6-5.15.* 5.16 - NULL Pointer Dereference in smc_vlan_by_tcpsk

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/smc: Fix NULL pointer dereferencing in smc_vlan_by_tcpsk() Coverity reports a possible NULL dereferencing problem: in smc_vlan_by_tcpsk(): 6. returned_null: netdev_lower_get_next returns NULL (checked 29 out of 30 times). 7. var_assigned: Assigning: ndev = NULL return value from netdev_lower_get_next. 1623 ndev = (struct net_device *)netdev_lower_get_next(ndev, &lower); CID 1468509 (#1 of 1): Dereference null return value (NULL_RETURNS) 8. dereference: Dereferencing a pointer that might be NULL ndev when calling is_vlan_dev. 1624 if (is_vlan_dev(ndev)) { Remove the manual implementation and use netdev_walk_all_lower_dev() to iterate over the lower devices. While on it remove an obsolete function parameter comment.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0021
EPSS Percentile 11.2%
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 (9)
Linux/Linux < 4.18
Linux/Linux 4.18
Linux/Linux 5.10.83 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.15.6 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 5.16
Linux/Linux cb9d43f6775457cac75544bc4197f26ac2b6f294 - 587acad41f1bc48e16f42bb2aca63bf323380be8
Linux/Linux cb9d43f6775457cac75544bc4197f26ac2b6f294 - bb851d0fb02547d03cd40106b5f2391c4fed6ed1
Linux/Linux cb9d43f6775457cac75544bc4197f26ac2b6f294 - c94cbd262b6aa3b54d73a1ed1f9c0d19df57f4ff
linux/linux_kernel 4.18 - 5.10.83
Published May 24, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026