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nvd416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67NVD:CVE-2021-47439
HistoryMay 22, 2024 - 7:15 a.m.

CVE-2021-47439

2024-05-2207:15:09
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
web.nvd.nist.gov
nvd cve-2021-47439
linux kernel
vulnerability fix
ksz module
kernel crash

6.4 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.6%

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

net: dsa: microchip: Added the condition for scheduling ksz_mib_read_work

When the ksz module is installed and removed using rmmod, kernel crashes
with null pointer dereferrence error. During rmmod, ksz_switch_remove
function tries to cancel the mib_read_workqueue using
cancel_delayed_work_sync routine and unregister switch from dsa.

During dsa_unregister_switch it calls ksz_mac_link_down, which in turn
reschedules the workqueue since mib_interval is non-zero.
Due to which queue executed after mib_interval and it tries to access
dp->slave. But the slave is unregistered in the ksz_switch_remove
function. Hence kernel crashes.

To avoid this crash, before canceling the workqueue, resetted the
mib_interval to 0.

v1 -> v2:
-Removed the if condition in ksz_mib_read_work

6.4 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.6%