NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel octeontx2 af driver

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU90403

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-2021-47484

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 nix_free_tx_vtag_entries() function in drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_nix.c, within the rvu_dbg_qsize_write() function in drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_debugfs.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/f1e3cd1cc80204fd02b9e9843450925a2af90dc0
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2d4c543f74c90f883e8ec62a31973ae8807d354

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.