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

net/smc: Fix NULL pointer dereferencing in smc_vlan_by_tcpsk()

Coverity reports a possible NULL dereferencing problem:

in smc_vlan_by_tcpsk():
6. returned_null: netdev_lower_get_next returns NULL (checked 29 out of 30 times).
7. var_assigned: Assigning: ndev = NULL return value from netdev_lower_get_next.
1623 ndev = (struct net_device *)netdev_lower_get_next(ndev, &lower);
CID 1468509 (#1 of 1): Dereference null return value (NULL_RETURNS)
8. dereference: Dereferencing a pointer that might be NULL ndev when calling is_vlan_dev.
1624 if (is_vlan_dev(ndev)) {

Remove the manual implementation and use netdev_walk_all_lower_dev() to
iterate over the lower devices. While on it remove an obsolete function
parameter comment.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 24 Sep 2024 06:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat rhel E4s
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0::nfv
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat rhel E4s

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-05-04T07:13:34.035Z

Reserved: 2024-05-24T15:11:00.727Z

Link: CVE-2021-47559

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T05:39:59.699Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-05-24T15:15:20.537

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:36:33.313

Link: CVE-2021-47559

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

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

Links: CVE-2021-47559 - Bugzilla

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