PT-2024-11271 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2
Published
2021-06-10
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Updated
2026-03-14
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CVE-2021-47265
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel has been resolved, related to RDMA: Verify port when creating flow rule. The issue arises from a missing check in the mlx5 ib driver, which could cause an error when creating a flow rule. The vulnerability is related to the validation of port values provided by the user. Technical details include the involvement of specific functions such as
create flow rule and mlx5 ib create flow, and the ib uverbs ex create flow and ib uverbs handler UVERBS METHOD INVOKE WRITE handlers. No information is provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices or real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
RCE
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Debian
Linux Kernel
Suse