CVE-2021-47560
mlxsw Spectrum NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 24, 2024, 6:09 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
Exploitability Score :
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CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
May. 28, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
May. 24, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90d0736876c50ecde1a3275636a06b9ddb1cace9 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da4d70199e5d82da664a80077508d6c18f5e76df [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63b08b1f6834bbb0b4f7783bf63b80c8c8e9a047 [No types assigned]
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