CVE-2021-47184 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2021-47184?

CVE-2021-47184 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2021-47184?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.

Vulnerability Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i40e: Fix NULL ptr dereference on VSI filter sync Remove the reason of null pointer dereference in sync VSI filters. Added new I40E_VSI_RELEASING flag to signalize deleting and releasing of VSI resources to sync this thread with sync filters subtask. Without this patch it is possible to start update the VSI filter list after VSI is removed, that's causing a kernel oops.

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 3.12, < 4.14.256

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2021-47184?

CVE-2021-47184 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i40e: Fix NULL ptr dereference on VSI filter sync Remove the reason of null pointer dereference in sync VSI filters. Added new I40...

How severe is CVE-2021-47184?

CVE-2021-47184 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2021-47184?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.