In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: cdnsp: Fix a NULL pointer dereference in cdnsp_endpoint_init() In cdnsp_endpoint_init(), cdnsp_ring_alloc() is assigned to pep->ring and there is a dereference of it in cdnsp_endpoint_init(), which could lead to a NULL pointer dereference on failure of cdnsp_ring_alloc(). Fix this bug by adding a check of pep->ring. This bug was found by a static analyzer. The analysis employs differential checking to identify inconsistent security operations (e.g., checks or kfrees) between two code paths and confirms that the inconsistent operations are not recovered in the current function or the callers, so they constitute bugs. Note that, as a bug found by static analysis, it can be a false positive or hard to trigger. Multiple researchers have cross-reviewed the bug. Builds with CONFIG_USB_CDNSP_GADGET=y show no new warnings, and our static analyzer no longer warns about this code.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2024-05-24T15:09:39.357Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T05:39:59.764Z

Reserved: 2024-05-24T15:02:54.825Z

Link: CVE-2021-47528

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T05:39:59.764Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-24T15:15:15.763

Modified: 2024-06-10T18:36:37.280

Link: CVE-2021-47528

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2024-05-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-47528 - Bugzilla