CVE Catalog

CVE-2021-47397

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.77%

52th percentile - higher than 52% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the SCTP function sctp_rcv_ootb does not check if skb_header_pointer returns NULL before using it, which could lead to a NULL pointer dereference. The fix adds a check and breaks out if the return is NULL.

Risk Assessment

NULL pointer dereference could lead to system crash (kernel panic) and potential exploitation by an attacker sending specially crafted SCTP packets.

Recommendation

Apply a Linux kernel update containing the fix that adds a check for the return value of skb_header_pointer in sctp_rcv_ootb.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: break out if skb_header_pointer returns NULL in sctp_rcv_ootb We should always check if skb_header_pointer's return is NULL before using it, otherwise it may cause null-ptr-deref, as syzbot reported: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007] RIP: 0010:sctp_rcv_ootb net/sctp/input.c:705 [inline] RIP: 0010:sctp_rcv+0x1d84/0x3220 net/sctp/input.c:196 Call Trace: <IRQ> sctp6_rcv+0x38/0x60 net/sctp/ipv6.c:1109 ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu+0x2e9/0x1ca0 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:422 ip6_input_finish+0x62/0x170 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:463 NF_HOOK include/linux/netfilter.h:307 [inline] NF_HOOK include/linux/netfilter.h:301 [inline] ip6_input+0x9c/0xd0 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:472 dst_input include/net/dst.h:460 [inline] ip6_rcv_finish net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:76 [inline] NF_HOOK include/linux/netfilter.h:307 [inline] NF_HOOK include/linux/netfilter.h:301 [inline] ipv6_rcv+0x28c/0x3c0 net/ipv6/ip6_input.c:297

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