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CVE-2021-47439

net: dsa: microchip: Added the condition for scheduling ksz_mib_read_work

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: net: dsa: microchip: Added the condition for scheduling ksz_mib_read_work When the ksz module is installed and removed using rmmod, kernel crashes
with null pointer dereferrence error. During rmmod, ksz_switch_remove
function tries to cancel the mib_read_workqueue using
cancel_delayed_work_sync routine and unregister switch from dsa. During dsa_unregister_switch it calls ksz_mac_link_down, which in turn
reschedules the workqueue since mib_interval is non-zero.
Due to which queue executed after mib_interval and it tries to access
dp->slave. But the slave is unregistered in the ksz_switch_remove
function. Hence kernel crashes. To avoid this crash, before canceling the workqueue, resetted the
mib_interval to 0. v1 -> v2:
-Removed the if condition in ksz_mib_read_work

En el kernel de Linux, se resolvió la siguiente vulnerabilidad: net: dsa: microchip: se agregó la condición para programar ksz_mib_read_work Cuando el módulo ksz se instala y elimina usando rmmod, el kernel falla con un error de desreferencia de puntero nulo. Durante rmmod, la función ksz_switch_remove intenta cancelar mib_read_workqueue usando la rutina cancel_delayed_work_sync y cancelar el registro del conmutador de dsa. Durante dsa_unregister_switch llama a ksz_mac_link_down, que a su vez reprograma la cola de trabajo ya que mib_interval no es cero. Debido a qué cola se ejecutó después de mib_interval e intenta acceder a dp->slave. Pero el esclavo no está registrado en la función ksz_switch_remove. Por lo tanto, el kernel falla. Para evitar este bloqueo, antes de cancelar la cola de trabajo, restableció mib_interval a 0. v1 -> v2: -Se eliminó la condición if en ksz_mib_read_work

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: microchip: Added the condition for scheduling ksz_mib_read_work When the ksz module is installed and removed using rmmod, kernel crashes with null pointer dereferrence error. During rmmod, ksz_switch_remove function tries to cancel the mib_read_workqueue using cancel_delayed_work_sync routine and unregister switch from dsa. During dsa_unregister_switch it calls ksz_mac_link_down, which in turn reschedules the workqueue since mib_interval is non-zero. Due to which queue executed after mib_interval and it tries to access dp->slave. But the slave is unregistered in the ksz_switch_remove function. Hence kernel crashes. To avoid this crash, before canceling the workqueue, resetted the mib_interval to 0. v1 -> v2: -Removed the if condition in ksz_mib_read_work

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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
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-05-21 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-05-22 CVE Published
  • 2024-12-19 CVE Updated
  • 2025-04-03 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.7 < 5.10.75
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en
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.7 < 5.14.14
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en
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 5.7 < 5.15
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en
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