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CVE-2021-47353

udf: Fix NULL pointer dereference in udf_symlink function

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

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

udf: Fix NULL pointer dereference in udf_symlink function

In function udf_symlink, epos.bh is assigned with the value returned
by udf_tgetblk. The function udf_tgetblk is defined in udf/misc.c
and returns the value of sb_getblk function that could be NULL.
Then, epos.bh is used without any check, causing a possible
NULL pointer dereference when sb_getblk fails.

This fix adds a check to validate the value of epos.bh.

En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: udf: Se corrigió la desreferencia del puntero NULL en la función udf_symlink. En la función udf_symlink, a epos.bh se le asigna el valor devuelto por udf_tgetblk. La función udf_tgetblk está definida en udf/misc.c y devuelve el valor de la función sb_getblk que podría ser NULL. Luego, epos.bh se usa sin ninguna verificación, lo que provoca una posible desreferencia del puntero NULL cuando falla sb_getblk. Esta solución agrega una verificación para validar el valor de epos.bh.

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's UDF file system driver, where the udf_symlink function can dereference a NULL pointer. This occurs because the function uses a value returned from udf_tgetblk without checking if it is NULL, potentially causing system crashes if sb_getblk fails.

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CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
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SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-05-21 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-05-21 CVE Published
  • 2024-05-22 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-11-04 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
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