NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel scsi pm8001 driver

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU90388

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-47503

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the pm8001_alloc() function in drivers/scsi/pm8001/pm8001_init.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e434d2687e8bc0b3cdc9dd093c0e9047c0b4add
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8dccc1bdea7e21b5ec06c957aef8831c772661c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/653926205741add87a6cf452e21950eebc6ac10b

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.