CVE-2021-47501

Published: May 24, 2024Modified: Jun 17, 2026

5.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: i40e: Fix NULL pointer dereference in i40e_dbg_dump_desc When trying to dump VFs VSI RX/TX descriptors using debugfs there was a crash due to NULL pointer dereference in i40e_dbg_dump_desc. Added a check to i40e_dbg_dump_desc that checks if VSI type is correct for dumping RX/TX descriptors.

Affected (6)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

Linux

1 product

Linux Kernel

Configuration A

6 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	From 3.12 to 5.10.85
Linux Linux Kernel	From 5.11 to 5.15.8
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 5.16 rc1
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 5.16 rc2
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 5.16 rc3
Linux Linux Kernel	Version 5.16 rc4