CVE-2021-47536
9.8 · CRITICALOverview
CVE-2021-47536 is a critical-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on May 24, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/smc: fix wrong list_del in smc_lgr_cleanup_early
smc_lgr_cleanup_early() meant to delete the link
group from the link group list, but it deleted
the list head by mistake.
This may cause memory corruption since we didn't
remove the real link group from the list and later
memseted the link group structure.
We got a list corruption panic when testing:
[ 231.277259] list_del corruption. prev->next should be ffff8881398a8000, but was 0000000000000000
[ 231.278222] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 231.278726] kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:53!
[ 231.279326] invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
[ 231.279803] CPU: 0 PID: 5 Comm: kworker/0:0 Not tainted 5.10.46+ #435
[ 231.280466] Hardware name: Alibaba Cloud ECS, BIOS 8c24b4c 04/01/2014
[ 231.281248] Workqueue: events smc_link_down_work
[ 231.281732] RIP: 0010:__list_del_entry_valid+0x70/0x90
[ 231.282258] Code: 4c 60 82 e8 7d cc 6a 00 0f 0b 48 89 fe 48 c
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.5, < 5.10.84 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2021-47536?
CVE-2021-47536 is a critical-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on May 24, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).
How severe is CVE-2021-47536?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2021-47536?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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