Description
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.
Published: 2024-05-24
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:15:00 +0000

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{'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

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Linux Linux Kernel
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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