SB20240531522 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel ethernet fujitsu driver
Published: May 31, 2024 Updated: May 14, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240531522
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-47149)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the fmvj18x_get_hwinfo() function in drivers/net/ethernet/fujitsu/fmvj18x_cs.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b92170e209f7746ed72eaac98f2c2f4b9af734e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dbf1101594f7c76990b63c35b5a40205a914b6b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4f1c23edbe921ab2ecd6140d700e756cd44c5f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7883d3895d0fbb0ba9bff0f8665f99974b45210f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22049c3d40f08facd1867548716a484dad6b3251
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71723a796ab7881f491d663c6cd94b29be5fba50
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f14bf57a08779a5dee9936f63ada0149ea89c5e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52202be1cd996cde6e8969a128dc27ee45a7cb5e
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.235
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.193
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.271
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.271
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.42
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.124