CVE-2021-47440
2.3 · LOWOverview
CVE-2021-47440 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on May 22, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 2.3 (LOW).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 2.3, rated LOW. 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:
net: encx24j600: check error in devm_regmap_init_encx24j600
devm_regmap_init may return error which caused by like out of memory,
this will results in null pointer dereference later when reading
or writing register:
general protection fault in encx24j600_spi_probe
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000090-0x0000000000000097]
CPU: 0 PID: 286 Comm: spi-encx24j600- Not tainted 5.15.0-rc2-00142-g9978db750e31-dirty #11 9c53a778c1306b1b02359f3c2bbedc0222cba652
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.13.0-1ubuntu1.1 04/01/2014
RIP: 0010:regcache_cache_bypass drivers/base/regmap/regcache.c:540
Code: 54 41 89 f4 55 53 48 89 fb 48 83 ec 08 e8 26 94 a8 fe 48 8d bb a0 00 00 00 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 48 89 fa 48 c1 ea 03 <80> 3c 02 00 0f 85 4a 03 00 00 4c 8d ab b0 00 00 00 48 8b ab a0 00
RSP: 0018:ffffc900010476b8 EFLAGS: 00010207
RAX: dffffc0000000000 RBX: fffffffffffffff4 RCX: 000000000000
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 | >= 4.4, < 4.4.290 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2021-47440?
CVE-2021-47440 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on May 22, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 2.3 (LOW).
How severe is CVE-2021-47440?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 2.3, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2021-47440?
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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