CVE-2021-47165
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/meson: fix shutdown crash when component not probed When main component is not probed, by example when the dw-hdmi module is not loaded yet or in probe defer, the following crash appears on shutdown: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000038 ... pc : meson_drv_shutdown+0x24/0x50 lr : platform_drv_shutdown+0x20/0x30 ... Call trace: meson_drv_shutdown+0x24/0x50 platform_drv_shutdown+0x20/0x30 device_shutdown+0x158/0x360 kernel_restart_prepare+0x38/0x48 kernel_restart+0x18/0x68 __do_sys_reboot+0x224/0x250 __arm64_sys_reboot+0x24/0x30 ... Simply check if the priv struct has been allocated before using it.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-476 · NULL pointer dereference
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 4.14.235
- Linux Kernel < 4.19.193
- Linux Kernel < 5.4.124
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.42
- Linux Kernel < 5.12.9
- Linux Kernel 5.13
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ce2bf20b4a6e307e114847d60b2bf40a6a1fac0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cfc4ea78fc103ea51ecbacd9236abb5b1c490d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4298d33c1fcce511ffe84d8d3de07e220300f9b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4b91033a0b11fe9ade58156cd9168f89f4a8c1a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d66083c0d6f5125a4d982aa177dd71ab4cd3d212
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e256a0eb43e17209e347409a80805b1659398d68
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ce2bf20b4a6e307e114847d60b2bf40a6a1fac0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cfc4ea78fc103ea51ecbacd9236abb5b1c490d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4298d33c1fcce511ffe84d8d3de07e220300f9b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4b91033a0b11fe9ade58156cd9168f89f4a8c1a
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ce2bf20b4a6e307e114847d60b2bf40a6a1fac0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cfc4ea78fc103ea51ecbacd9236abb5b1c490d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4298d33c1fcce511ffe84d8d3de07e220300f9b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4b91033a0b11fe9ade58156cd9168f89f4a8c1a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d66083c0d6f5125a4d982aa177dd71ab4cd3d212
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e256a0eb43e17209e347409a80805b1659398d68
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ce2bf20b4a6e307e114847d60b2bf40a6a1fac0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cfc4ea78fc103ea51ecbacd9236abb5b1c490d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4298d33c1fcce511ffe84d8d3de07e220300f9b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4b91033a0b11fe9ade58156cd9168f89f4a8c1a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d66083c0d6f5125a4d982aa177dd71ab4cd3d212
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e256a0eb43e17209e347409a80805b1659398d68