CVE-2021-47542

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: qlogic: qlcnic: Fix a NULL pointer dereference in qlcnic_83xx_add_rings() In qlcnic_83xx_add_rings(), the indirect function of ahw->hw_ops->alloc_mbx_args will be called to allocate memory for cmd.req.arg, and there is a dereference of it in qlcnic_83xx_add_rings(), which could lead to a NULL pointer dereference on failure of the indirect function like qlcnic_83xx_alloc_mbx_args(). Fix this bug by adding a check of alloc_mbx_args(), this patch imitates the logic of mbx_cmd()'s failure handling. This bug was found by a static analyzer. The analysis employs differential checking to identify inconsistent security operations (e.g., checks or kfrees) between two code paths and confirms that the inconsistent operations are not recovered in the current function or the callers, so they constitute bugs. Note that, as a bug found by static analysis, it can be a false positive or hard to trigger. Multiple researchers have cross-reviewed the bug. Builds with CONFIG_QLCNIC=m show no new warnings, and our static analyzer no longer warns about this code.
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History

10 Jun 2024, 18:34

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15fa12c119f869173f9b710cbe6a4a14071d2105 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15fa12c119f869173f9b710cbe6a4a14071d2105 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a061d54e260b701b538873b43e399d9b8b83e03 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a061d54e260b701b538873b43e399d9b8b83e03 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5ef33c1489b2cd74368057fa00b5d2183bb5853 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5ef33c1489b2cd74368057fa00b5d2183bb5853 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbeb0325a7460ebf1e03f5e0bfc5c652fba9519f - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbeb0325a7460ebf1e03f5e0bfc5c652fba9519f - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2dabc4f7e7b60299c20a36d6a7b24ed9bf8e572 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2dabc4f7e7b60299c20a36d6a7b24ed9bf8e572 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57af54a56024435d83e44c78449513b414eb6edf - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57af54a56024435d83e44c78449513b414eb6edf - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/550658a2d61e4eaf522c8ebc7fad76dc376bfb45 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/550658a2d61e4eaf522c8ebc7fad76dc376bfb45 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4f217d6fcc00c3fdc0921a7691f30be7490b073 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4f217d6fcc00c3fdc0921a7691f30be7490b073 - Patch
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5
First Time Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CWE CWE-476

24 May 2024, 15:15

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-05-24 15:15

Updated : 2024-06-10 18:34


NVD link : CVE-2021-47542

Mitre link : CVE-2021-47542


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference