CVE-2021-47179
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.007 · 52 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-22
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSv4: Fix a NULL pointer dereference in pnfs_mark_matching_lsegs_return() Commit de144ff4234f changes _pnfs_return_layout() to call pnfs_mark_matching_lsegs_return() passing NULL as the struct pnfs_layout_range argument. Unfortunately, pnfs_mark_matching_lsegs_return() doesn't check if we have a value here before dereferencing it, causing an oops. I'm able to hit this crash consistently when running connectathon basic tests on NFS v4.1/v4.2 against Ontap.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.1–7.5
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affected products (48)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-0699Linux-Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service und unspezifische AngriffeDeutsch2024-03-24csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux-Kernel ausnutzen, um einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen und einen nicht spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen.
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references (23)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-47179cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-47179/cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39785761feadf261bc5101372b0b0bbaf6a94494cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42637ca25c7d7b5a92804a679af5192e8c1a9f48cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e1ba532dbc1a0e19fc2458d74ab8d98680c4e42cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aba3c7795f51717ae316f3566442dee7cc3eeccbcnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b090d110e66636bca473fd8b98d5c97b555a965acnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9890652185b72b8de9ebeb4406037640b6e1b53cnnvd
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