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CVE-2021-47186 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tipc: check for null after calling kmemdup kmemdup can return a null pointer so need to check for it, otherwise the null key will be dereferenced later in tipc_crypto_key_xmit as can be seen in the trace [1]. [1] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=bca180abb29567b189efdbdb34cbf7ba851c2a58


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Hyperlink Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e6db079751afd527bf3db32314ae938dc571916
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9404c4145542c23019a80ab1bb2ecf73cd057b10
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7d91625863d4ffed63b993b5e6dc1298b6430c9

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-690 Unchecked Return Value to NULL Pointer Dereference CISA-ADP  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-47186
NVD Published Date:
04/10/2024
NVD Last Modified:
07/08/2024
Source:
kernel.org