CVE Catalog

CVE-2021-47307

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.68%

49th percentile - higher than 49% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel CIFS module, there is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in cifs_compose_mount_options(). The optional @ref parameter may contain a NULL node_name, leading to a NULL pointer dereference.

Risk Assessment

A local user can exploit this vulnerability to cause a kernel panic, resulting in system unavailability.

Recommendation

Apply a Linux kernel update containing a fix that prevents NULL pointer dereference in cifs_compose_mount_options().

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: prevent NULL deref in cifs_compose_mount_options() The optional @ref parameter might contain an NULL node_name, so prevent dereferencing it in cifs_compose_mount_options(). Addresses-Coverity: 1476408 ("Explicit null dereferenced")

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS