CVE-2021-47596

high
Published 2024-07-17 · Modified 2024-11-03
CVSS v3
VIR risk
8.0

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: hns3: fix use-after-free bug in hclgevf_send_mbx_msg Currently, the hns3_remove function firstly uninstall client instance, and then uninstall acceletion engine device. The netdevice is freed in client instance uninstall process, but acceletion engine device uninstall process still use it to trace runtime information. This causes a use after free problem. So fixes it by check the instance register state to avoid use after free.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
redhat rhel9fixed
suse slesaffected
debian debianbookwormfixed5.15.15-1
debian debianbullseyefixed5.10.92-1
debian debianforkyfixed5.15.15-1
debian debiansidfixed5.15.15-1
debian debiantrixiefixed5.15.15-1
rockylinux rocky9fixed
almalinux almalinux9fixedkernel-headers-5.14.0-427.26.1.el9_4.aarch64.rpm

References

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Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.