CVE-2021-47560
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mlxsw: spectrum: Protect driver from buggy firmware When processing port up/down events generated by the device's firmware, the driver protects itself from events reported for non-existent local ports, but not the CPU port (local port 0), which exists, but lacks a netdev. This can result in a NULL pointer dereference when calling netif_carrier_{on,off}(). Fix this by bailing early when processing an event reported for the CPU port. Problem was only observed when running on top of a buggy emulator.
Published:May 24, 2024
Last Modified:May 4, 2025
EPS:May 24, 2024
EPSS Score:0.00018
CVSS Score:5.5
Affected Products
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Product
Action
Vendor
Linux
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Linux Kernel
Linux
Linux Kernel
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Redhat
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Enterprise Linux
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Rhel Aus
Redhat
Rhel Aus
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Rhel E4s
Redhat
Rhel E4s
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Rhel Eus
Redhat
Rhel Eus
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Rhel Tus
Redhat
Rhel Tus
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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