In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sch_htb: fix refcount leak in htb_parent_to_leaf_offload
The commit ae81feb7338c ("sch_htb: fix null pointer dereference
on a null new_q") fixes a NULL pointer dereference bug, but it
is not correct.
Because htb_graft_helper properly handles the case when new_q
is NULL, and after the previous patch by skipping this call
which creates an inconsistency : dev_queue->qdisc will still
point to the old qdisc, but cl->parent->leaf.q will point to
the new one (which will be noop_qdisc, because new_q was NULL).
The code is based on an assumption that these two pointers are
the same, so it can lead to refcount leaks.
The correct fix is to add a NULL pointer check to protect
qdisc_refcount_inc inside htb_parent_to_leaf_offload.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2024-03-15T20:14:30.285Z
Updated: 2024-11-04T11:59:54.271Z
Reserved: 2024-03-04T18:12:48.839Z
Link: CVE-2021-47125
Vulnrichment
Updated: 2024-08-04T05:24:39.885Z
NVD
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2024-03-15T21:15:07.307
Modified: 2024-03-17T22:38:29.433
Link: CVE-2021-47125
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