CVE-2021-47106
7.8 · HIGHOverview
CVE-2021-47106 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on March 4, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
netfilter: nf_tables: fix use-after-free in nft_set_catchall_destroy()
We need to use list_for_each_entry_safe() iterator
because we can not access @catchall after kfree_rcu() call.
syzbot reported:
BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in nft_set_catchall_destroy net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:4486 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in nft_set_destroy net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:4504 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in nft_set_destroy+0x3fd/0x4f0 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:4493
Read of size 8 at addr ffff8880716e5b80 by task syz-executor.3/8871
CPU: 1 PID: 8871 Comm: syz-executor.3 Not tainted 5.16.0-rc5-syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/01/2011
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0xcd/0x134 lib/dump_stack.c:106
print_address_description.constprop.0.cold+0x8d/0x2ed mm/kasan/report.c:247
__kasan_report mm/kasan/r
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.13, < 5.15.12 | Affected |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2021-47106?
CVE-2021-47106 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on March 4, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).
How severe is CVE-2021-47106?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2021-47106?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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