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Linux Linux — cifs: prevent NULL deref in cifs_compose_mount_options()
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0068 49.8 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 2c55608f28444c3f33b10312881384c470ceed56 – —
Linux 2.6.28 – 5.4.135
TIMELINE
May 21 Reserved by Linux
May 21 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2021-47307 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
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")
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| May 21, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| May 21, 2024 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2021-47307 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 2c55608f28444c3f33b10312881384c470ceed56 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 2.6.28 | 5.4.135 |
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