CVE-2021-46916

2024-02-2707:15:08

CWE-476

Linux

web.nvd.nist.gov

405

cve-2021-46916

linux kernel

vulnerability

ixgbe driver

ethtool loopback test

null pointer dereference

security patch

nvd

CVSS3

5.5

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

AI Score

5.4

Confidence

High

EPSS

Percentile

9.0%

JSON

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ixgbe: Fix NULL pointer dereference in ethtool loopback test

The ixgbe driver currently generates a NULL pointer dereference when
performing the ethtool loopback test. This is due to the fact that there
isn’t a q_vector associated with the test ring when it is setup as
interrupts are not normally added to the test rings.

To address this I have added code that will check for a q_vector before
returning a napi_id value. If a q_vector is not present it will return a
value of 0.

Affected configurations

Nvd

Vulners

Node

linuxlinux_kernelRange5.11.0–5.11.16

VendorProductVersionCPE
linuxlinux_kernel*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
linux	linux_kernel	*	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "b02e5a0ebb17",
        "lessThan": "758d19098df4",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "b02e5a0ebb17",
        "lessThan": "31166efb1cee",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "5.11",
        "status": "affected"
      },
      {
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "5.11",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "version": "5.11.16",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "5.11.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "version": "5.12",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
      }
    ]
  }
]