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nvd416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67NVD:CVE-2021-47560
HistoryMay 24, 2024 - 3:15 p.m.

CVE-2021-47560

2024-05-2415:15:20
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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7
linux kernel
mlxsw spectrum
vulnerability
buggy firmware
port events
null pointer
netdev
cpu port

AI Score

6.5

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0

Percentile

15.5%

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

mlxsw: spectrum: Protect driver from buggy firmware

When processing port up/down events generated by the device’s firmware,
the driver protects itself from events reported for non-existent local
ports, but not the CPU port (local port 0), which exists, but lacks a
netdev.

This can result in a NULL pointer dereference when calling
netif_carrier_{on,off}().

Fix this by bailing early when processing an event reported for the CPU
port. Problem was only observed when running on top of a buggy emulator.

AI Score

6.5

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0

Percentile

15.5%