Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel en rep driver

1) Use of uninitialized resource

EUVDB-ID: #VU91680

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-47136

CWE-ID: CWE-908 - Use of Uninitialized Resource

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized resource within the tcf_classify_ingress() function in net/sched/cls_api.c, within the mlx5e_tc_update_skb() function in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.c, within the mlx5e_rep_tc_update_skb() function in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rep/tc.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

External links

http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac493452e937b8939eaf2d24cac51a4804b6c20e
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86ab133b695ed7ba1f8786b12f4ca43137ad8c18
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9453d45ecb6c2199d72e73c993e9d98677a2801b

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.