NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2021-47077

Vulnerability identifier: #VU90638

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4 BT: 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-2021-47077

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the qedf_update_link_speed() function in drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
SUSE Enterprise Storage
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 Business Critical Linux
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Dell Data Protection Central
PowerProtect DP Series Appliance (IDPA)
Storage Resource Manager
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_188-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_47-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_188-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_158-preempt
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_158-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_43-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_158-default
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_158-default-debuginfo
kernel
perf-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
python2-perf
kernel-debugsource
python2-perf-debuginfo
kernel-source
python3-perf
kernel-devel
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel-tools-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-tools
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-default
reiserfs-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
cluster-md-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-preempt
kernel-preempt-debugsource
kernel-docs
kernel-macros
kernel-preempt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-preempt-devel
kernel-syms
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-base
cluster-md-kmp-preempt
ocfs2-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
dtb-aarch64
dtb-qcom
dtb-sprd
dtb-renesas
dtb-freescale
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-allwinner
dtb-hisilicon
kernel-preempt-livepatch-devel
gfs2-kmp-preempt
reiserfs-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-preempt
kernel-preempt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-preempt-optional
ocfs2-kmp-preempt
kernel-preempt-extra-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-preempt-extra
cluster-md-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-preempt
dlm-kmp-preempt
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
dtb-rockchip
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-cavium
dtb-zte
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
kernel-64kb-optional
dtb-arm
kernel-64kb-extra
dtb-marvell
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb
dtb-apm
dtb-nvidia
dtb-amlogic
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-mediatek
dtb-socionext
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dtb-broadcom
dtb-al
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-xilinx
dtb-exynos
dtb-amd
dtb-altera
dtb-lg
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-docs-html
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb
kernel-debug
kernel-default-extra
dlm-kmp-preempt-debuginfo
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-default-optional
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt
Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR)
Dell Secure Connect Gateway

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 5.10.40, 5.12.7, 5.13
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_188-default - update to 1-150200.5.3.3
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP2_Update_47-debugsource - update to 1-150200.5.3.3
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150200_24_188-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150200.5.3.3
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_158-preempt - update to 1-150300.7.3.5
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_158-preempt-debuginfo - update to 1-150300.7.3.5
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP3_Update_43-debugsource - update to 1-150300.7.3.5
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_158-default - update to 1-150300.7.3.5
kernel-livepatch-5_3_18-150300_59_158-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150300.7.3.5
kernel - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
perf - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
python2-perf - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
python2-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
kernel-source - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
python3-perf - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
bpftool - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0246, 4.19.90-2404.2.0.0273
Storage Resource Manager - update to 5.0.1.0
Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR) - update to 5.0.1.0
kernel-default - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
gfs2-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-default-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-default-livepatch - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dlm-kmp-default - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-preempt - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-preempt-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-docs - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-macros - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-preempt-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-preempt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-obs-build - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-preempt-devel - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-syms - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-default-devel - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-default-base - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150200.24.188.1.150200.9.95.3, 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1.150300.18.92.5
cluster-md-kmp-preempt - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
ocfs2-kmp-preempt-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kselftests-kmp-preempt-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-qcom - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-sprd - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-renesas - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-freescale - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-allwinner - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-preempt-livepatch-devel - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
gfs2-kmp-preempt - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
reiserfs-kmp-preempt-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kselftests-kmp-preempt - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-preempt-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-preempt-optional - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
ocfs2-kmp-preempt - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-preempt-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
gfs2-kmp-preempt-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-preempt-extra - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
cluster-md-kmp-preempt-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
reiserfs-kmp-preempt - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dlm-kmp-preempt - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-rockchip - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-cavium - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-zte - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-arm - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-marvell - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-apm - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-socionext - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-al - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-xilinx - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-exynos - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-amd - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-altera - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dtb-lg - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-docs-html - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-64kb - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-debug - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
dlm-kmp-preempt-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-default-optional - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 5.3.18-150300.59.158.1.150300.18.92.5
kernel-source-rt - update to 5.3.18-150300.166.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 5.3.18-150300.166.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 5.3.18-150300.166.1
kernel-rt - update to 5.3.18-150300.166.1
Dell Secure Connect Gateway - update to 5.24.00.14

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6362a737572f66051deb7637f3f77ddf7a4402f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11014efcec378bb0050a6cf08eaf375e3693400a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73578af92a0fae6609b955fcc9113e50e413c80f
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.40
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.12.7
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13

• NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel scsi qedf driver
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Secure Connect Gateway
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• openEuler 20.03 LTS SP1 update for kernel
• openEuler 20.03 LTS SP4 update for kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Storage Resource Manager (SRM) and Dell Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR)
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Data Protection Central