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nvd416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67NVD:CVE-2021-47397
HistoryMay 21, 2024 - 3:15 p.m.

CVE-2021-47397

2024-05-2115:15:25
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
web.nvd.nist.gov
linux kernel
sctp vulnerability
skb_header_pointer
null-ptr-deref

6.5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

10.4%

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

sctp: break out if skb_header_pointer returns NULL in sctp_rcv_ootb

We should always check if skb_header_pointer’s return is NULL before
using it, otherwise it may cause null-ptr-deref, as syzbot reported:

KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007]
RIP: 0010:sctp_rcv_ootb net/sctp/input.c:705 [inline]
RIP: 0010:sctp_rcv+0x1d84/0x3220 net/sctp/input.c:196
Call Trace:
<IRQ>
sctp6_rcv+0x38/0x60 net/sctp/ipv6.c:1109
ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu+0x2e9/0x1ca0 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:422
ip6_input_finish+0x62/0x170 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:463
NF_HOOK include/linux/netfilter.h:307 [inline]
NF_HOOK include/linux/netfilter.h:301 [inline]
ip6_input+0x9c/0xd0 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:472
dst_input include/net/dst.h:460 [inline]
ip6_rcv_finish net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:76 [inline]
NF_HOOK include/linux/netfilter.h:307 [inline]
NF_HOOK include/linux/netfilter.h:301 [inline]
ipv6_rcv+0x28c/0x3c0 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:297

6.5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

10.4%