CVE-2021-47183
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: lpfc: Fix link down processing to address NULL pointer dereference If an FC link down transition while PLOGIs are outstanding to fabric well known addresses, outstanding ABTS requests may result in a NULL pointer dereference. Driver unload requests may hang with repeated "2878" log messages. The Link down processing results in ABTS requests for outstanding ELS requests. The Abort WQEs are sent for the ELSs before the driver had set the link state to down. Thus the driver is sending the Abort with the expectation that an ABTS will be sent on the wire. The Abort request is stalled waiting for the link to come up. In some conditions the driver may auto-complete the ELSs thus if the link does come up, the Abort completions may reference an invalid structure. Fix by ensuring that Abort set the flag to avoid link traffic if issued due to conditions where the link failed.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited from the same network segment without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% 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: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 8.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-476 · NULL pointer dereference
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.5
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 8.8
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1854f53ccd88ad4e7568ddfafafffe71f1ceb0a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28de48a7cea495ab48082d9ff4ef63f7cb4e563a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1854f53ccd88ad4e7568ddfafafffe71f1ceb0a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28de48a7cea495ab48082d9ff4ef63f7cb4e563a
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04c1af683270e4709a594bb1691b8800b945035a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1854f53ccd88ad4e7568ddfafafffe71f1ceb0a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28de48a7cea495ab48082d9ff4ef63f7cb4e563a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1854f53ccd88ad4e7568ddfafafffe71f1ceb0a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28de48a7cea495ab48082d9ff4ef63f7cb4e563a
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html