CVE-2021-47556

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ethtool: ioctl: fix potential NULL deref in ethtool_set_coalesce() ethtool_set_coalesce() now uses both the .get_coalesce() and .set_coalesce() callbacks. But the check for their availability is buggy, so changing the coalesce settings on a device where the driver provides only _one_ of the callbacks results in a NULL pointer dereference instead of an -EOPNOTSUPP. Fix the condition so that the availability of both callbacks is ensured. This also matches the netlink code. Note that reproducing this requires some effort - it only affects the legacy ioctl path, and needs a specific combination of driver options: - have .get_coalesce() and .coalesce_supported but no .set_coalesce(), or - have .set_coalesce() but no .get_coalesce(). Here eg. ethtool doesn't cause the crash as it first attempts to call ethtool_get_coalesce() and bails out on error.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0276af2176c78771da7f311621a25d7608045827	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abfdd9e2f0f9699015d72317f74154d3e53664e6	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0276af2176c78771da7f311621a25d7608045827	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abfdd9e2f0f9699015d72317f74154d3e53664e6	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-05-24 15:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 06:36

NVD link : CVE-2021-47556

Mitre link : CVE-2021-47556

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-47556

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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