In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
NFSv4: Fix a NULL pointer dereference in pnfs_mark_matching_lsegs_return()
Commit de144ff4234f changes _pnfs_return_layout() to call
pnfs_mark_matching_lsegs_return() passing NULL as the struct
pnfs_layout_range argument. Unfortunately,
pnfs_mark_matching_lsegs_return() doesn't check if we have a value here
before dereferencing it, causing an oops.
I'm able to hit this crash consistently when running connectathon basic
tests on NFS v4.1/v4.2 against Ontap.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2024-03-25T09:16:28.787Z
Updated: 2024-08-04T05:32:07.318Z
Reserved: 2024-03-25T09:12:14.112Z
Link: CVE-2021-47179
Vulnrichment
Updated: 2024-08-04T05:32:07.318Z
NVD
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2024-03-25T10:15:09.317
Modified: 2024-05-16T21:20:28.357
Link: CVE-2021-47179
Redhat