CVE-2021-46991

i40e: Fix use-after-free in i40e_client_subtask()

published February 28, 2024

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
14.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

i40e: Fix use-after-free in i40e_client_subtask()

Currently the call to i40e_client_del_instance frees the object

pf->cinst, however pf->cinst->lan_info is being accessed after

the free. Fix this by adding the missing return.

Addresses-Coverity: ("Read from pointer after free")

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00239 · 14.1th percentile
Published
2024-02-28T08:13Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 FEB 08:13Z
    i40e: Fix use-after-free in i40e_client_subtask()
    cvelistv5