NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-debug-modules package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELDEBUGMODULES-7103543
- published 24 May 2024
- disclosed 21 May 2024
Introduced: 21 May 2024
CVE-2021-47257 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-debug-modules to version 0:4.18.0-553.16.1.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:5101.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debug-modules package and not the kernel-debug-modules package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: ieee802154: fix null deref in parse dev addr
Fix a logic error that could result in a null deref if the user sets the mode incorrectly for the given addr type.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-47257
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f95741981c899c4724647291fec5faa3c777185
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f728ec65485625e30f46e5b4917ff023ad29ea0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fdd04918a452980631ecc499317881c1d120b70
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6998ccfefa652bac3f9b236821e392af43efa1e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7836de2cadd88bc2f20f2c5a3d4ef4c73aef627
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0f47648b87b6d5f204cb7f3cbce6d36dab85a67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdd51e34f45311ab6e48d2147cbc2904731b9993