{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2021-47399", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2024-05-21T14:58:30.816Z", "datePublished": "2024-05-21T15:03:54.714Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T13:53:56.325Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-11T13:53:56.325Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nixgbe: Fix NULL pointer dereference in ixgbe_xdp_setup\n\nThe ixgbe driver currently generates a NULL pointer dereference with\nsome machine (online cpus < 63). This is due to the fact that the\nmaximum value of num_xdp_queues is nr_cpu_ids. Code is in\n\"ixgbe_set_rss_queues\"\".\n\nHere's how the problem repeats itself:\nSome machine (online cpus < 63), And user set num_queues to 63 through\nethtool. Code is in the \"ixgbe_set_channels\",\n\tadapter->ring_feature[RING_F_FDIR].limit = count;\n\nIt becomes 63.\n\nWhen user use xdp, \"ixgbe_set_rss_queues\" will set queues num.\n\tadapter->num_rx_queues = rss_i;\n\tadapter->num_tx_queues = rss_i;\n\tadapter->num_xdp_queues = ixgbe_xdp_queues(adapter);\n\nAnd rss_i's value is from\n\tf = &adapter->ring_feature[RING_F_FDIR];\n\trss_i = f->indices = f->limit;\n\nSo \"num_rx_queues\" > \"num_xdp_queues\", when run to \"ixgbe_xdp_setup\",\n\tfor (i = 0; i < adapter->num_rx_queues; i++)\n\t\tif (adapter->xdp_ring[i]->xsk_umem)\n\nIt leads to panic.\n\nCall trace:\n[exception RIP: ixgbe_xdp+368]\nRIP: ffffffffc02a76a0 RSP: ffff9fe16202f8d0 RFLAGS: 00010297\nRAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000020 RCX: 0000000000000000\nRDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 000000000000001c RDI: ffffffffa94ead90\nRBP: ffff92f8f24c0c18 R8: 0000000000000000 R9: 0000000000000000\nR10: ffff9fe16202f830 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff92f8f24c0000\nR13: ffff9fe16202fc01 R14: 000000000000000a R15: ffffffffc02a7530\nORIG_RAX: ffffffffffffffff CS: 0010 SS: 0018\n 7 [ffff9fe16202f8f0] dev_xdp_install at ffffffffa89fbbcc\n 8 [ffff9fe16202f920] dev_change_xdp_fd at ffffffffa8a08808\n 9 [ffff9fe16202f960] do_setlink at ffffffffa8a20235\n10 [ffff9fe16202fa88] rtnl_setlink at ffffffffa8a20384\n11 [ffff9fe16202fc78] rtnetlink_rcv_msg at ffffffffa8a1a8dd\n12 [ffff9fe16202fcf0] netlink_rcv_skb at ffffffffa8a717eb\n13 [ffff9fe16202fd40] netlink_unicast at ffffffffa8a70f88\n14 [ffff9fe16202fd80] netlink_sendmsg at ffffffffa8a71319\n15 [ffff9fe16202fdf0] sock_sendmsg at ffffffffa89df290\n16 [ffff9fe16202fe08] __sys_sendto at ffffffffa89e19c8\n17 [ffff9fe16202ff30] __x64_sys_sendto at ffffffffa89e1a64\n18 [ffff9fe16202ff38] do_syscall_64 at ffffffffa84042b9\n19 [ffff9fe16202ff50] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe at ffffffffa8c0008c\n\nSo I fix ixgbe_max_channels so that it will not allow a setting of queues\nto be higher than the num_online_cpus(). And when run to ixgbe_xdp_setup,\ntake the smaller value of num_rx_queues and num_xdp_queues." } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c", "drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "4a9b32f30f805ca596d76605903a48eab58e0b88", "lessThan": "20f6c4a31a525edd9ea6243712b868ba0e4e331e", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "4a9b32f30f805ca596d76605903a48eab58e0b88", "lessThan": "2744341dd52e935344ca1b4bf189ba0d182a3e8e", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "4a9b32f30f805ca596d76605903a48eab58e0b88", "lessThan": "513e605d7a9ce136886cb42ebb2c40e9a6eb6333", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" } ] }, { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c", "drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "5.0", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "lessThan": "5.0", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "5.10.71", "lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "5.14.10", "lessThanOrEqual": "5.14.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "5.15", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix" } ] } ], "cpeApplicability": [ { "nodes": [ { "operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [ { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.0", "versionEndExcluding": "5.10.71" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.0", "versionEndExcluding": "5.14.10" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.0", "versionEndExcluding": "5.15" } ] } ] } ], "references": [ { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20f6c4a31a525edd9ea6243712b868ba0e4e331e" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2744341dd52e935344ca1b4bf189ba0d182a3e8e" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/513e605d7a9ce136886cb42ebb2c40e9a6eb6333" } ], "title": "ixgbe: Fix NULL pointer dereference in ixgbe_xdp_setup", "x_generator": { "engine": "bippy-1.2.0" } }, "adp": [ { "metrics": [ { "other": { "type": "ssvc", "content": { "timestamp": "2024-06-11T17:42:52.728815Z", "id": "CVE-2021-47399", "options": [ { "Exploitation": "none" }, { "Automatable": "no" }, { "Technical Impact": "partial" } ], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3" } } } ], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2024-06-11T17:43:23.295Z" } }, { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-04T05:39:59.708Z" }, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [ { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20f6c4a31a525edd9ea6243712b868ba0e4e331e", "tags": [ "x_transferred" ] }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2744341dd52e935344ca1b4bf189ba0d182a3e8e", "tags": [ "x_transferred" ] }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/513e605d7a9ce136886cb42ebb2c40e9a6eb6333", "tags": [ "x_transferred" ] } ] } ] } }