#VU104649 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2021-47631
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104649
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2021-47631
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
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 da850_evm_config_emac() function in arch/arm/mach-davinci/board-da850-evm.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0940795c6834fbe7705acc5c3d4b2f7a5f67527a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a312ec66a03133d28570f07bc52749ccfef54da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83a1cde5c74bfb44b49cb2a940d044bb2380f4ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89931d4762572aaee6edbe5673d41f8082de110f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a12b356d45cbb6e8a1b718d1436b3d6239a862f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c06f476e5b74bcabb8c4a2fba55864a37e62843b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5628533a3ece64235d04fe11ec44d2be99e423d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c64e2ed5cc376e137e572babfd2edc38b2cfb61b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.239