CVE-2021-47501

i40e: Fix NULL pointer dereference in i40e_dbg_dump_desc

published May 24, 2024

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
14.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

i40e: Fix NULL pointer dereference in i40e_dbg_dump_desc

When trying to dump VFs VSI RX/TX descriptors

using debugfs there was a crash

due to NULL pointer dereference in i40e_dbg_dump_desc.

Added a check to i40e_dbg_dump_desc that checks if

VSI type is correct for dumping RX/TX descriptors.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00241 · 14.4th percentile
Published
2024-05-24T15:01Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 MAY 15:01Z
    i40e: Fix NULL pointer dereference in i40e_dbg_dump_desc
    cvelistv5