CVE-2021-47560

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 5.4-5.10.83 5.15.6-5.15.* 5.16 - NULL Pointer Dereference in mlxsw Spectrum Port Event Handler

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mlxsw: spectrum: Protect driver from buggy firmware When processing port up/down events generated by the device's firmware, the driver protects itself from events reported for non-existent local ports, but not the CPU port (local port 0), which exists, but lacks a netdev. This can result in a NULL pointer dereference when calling netif_carrier_{on,off}(). Fix this by bailing early when processing an event reported for the CPU port. Problem was only observed when running on top of a buggy emulator.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0022
EPSS Percentile 12.7%
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 (10)
Linux/Linux < 5.4
Linux/Linux 28b1987ef5064dd5c43538ba1168ef7b801f3cad - 63b08b1f6834bbb0b4f7783bf63b80c8c8e9a047
Linux/Linux 28b1987ef5064dd5c43538ba1168ef7b801f3cad - 90d0736876c50ecde1a3275636a06b9ddb1cace9
Linux/Linux 28b1987ef5064dd5c43538ba1168ef7b801f3cad - da4d70199e5d82da664a80077508d6c18f5e76df
Linux/Linux 5.10.83 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.15.6 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 5.16
Linux/Linux 5.4
linux/linux_kernel 5.16 rc1 (2 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 5.4 - 5.10.83
Published May 24, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026