PT-2024-11484 · Linux+4 · Linux Kernel+4

Zhou Qingyang

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Published

2021-11-30

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Updated

2024-08-21

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CVE-2021-47542

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

VectorAV: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 NULL pointer dereference issue has been resolved in the Linux kernel. The issue occurs in the qlcnic 83xx add rings() function, where the indirect function of ahw->hw ops->alloc mbx args is called to allocate memory for cmd.req.arg. If this allocation fails, a NULL pointer dereference can occur. The fix involves adding a check for alloc mbx args() to prevent this issue. The bug was found using a static analyzer, which employs differential checking to identify inconsistent security operations between two code paths.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

NULL Pointer Dereference

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-04460
CVE-2021-47542
OESA-2024-1705
OPENSUSE-SU-2024_2185-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024_2189-1
SUSE-SU-2024:2008-1
SUSE-SU-2024:2010-1
SUSE-SU-2024:2011-1
SUSE-SU-2024:2019-1
SUSE-SU-2024:2183-1
SUSE-SU-2024:2185-1
SUSE-SU-2024:2189-1
SUSE-SU-2024:2190-1
SUSE-SU-2024:2892-1
SUSE-SU-2024:2901-1
SUSE-SU-2024:2940-1
USN-6976-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux
Linux Kernel
Red Os
Suse
Ubuntu