CVE-2021-47439

Medium

Description

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

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMay 22, 2024
First seenMay 22, 2024

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel5.10.75, 5.14.14 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel5.7 ≤ v < 5.10.75, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.14.14, 5.155.10.75, 5.14.14

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